This week marks a major milestone in the fight to protect children and families from online exploitation. President Donald J. Trump has officially signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law—a groundbreaking ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives advanced a pair of Senate bills on Tuesday that would reduce property tax ...

Last session, Texas lawmakers increased the homestead exemption to $100,000. Legislation advanced by the House on Tuesday would increase that amount even more.

Texans pay among the highest property taxes in the country, but a set of legislative proposals look to bring more relief—and ...

There’s a new Landry serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Terry Landry Jr. (D-Baton Rouge) was sworn in at the ...

The Texas Legislature is poised to increase the state’s homestead exemption by at least $40,000 for homeowners, effectively lowering school taxes for property owners on their primary residence.

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Older Texans and those with disabilities would receive an additional $60,000 exemption, up from $10,000, under another bill ...

Lawmakers in the Texas House are set to vote on a package of legislation that aims to cut property taxes for homeowners in ...

Lawmakers in the Texas House are set to vote on a package of legislation that aims to cut property taxes for homeowners in ...

Philadelphia's Homestead Exemption offers a $100,000 reduction in home assessed value, saving up to $1,399 in taxes.

On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for private ownership ...