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State lawmakers, entering a third week of special-session gridlock over property taxes, are looking for new ways to break the impasse and get a bill to Gov. Greg Abbott that he would sign.
Abbott, speaking at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event, laid out a plan to eventually eliminate property taxes. Patrick says it's unrealistic.
In response to continued objections from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday doubled down on his property tax relief plan and warned state lawmakers to buckle in for multiple special ...
opinion Editorials Gov. Greg Abbott’s terrible property tax idea Abbott mines conservative talking points, and homeowners get the shaft.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott was sworn in for a third term Tuesday with a promise to usher in the largest property tax cut in state history, an appealing prospect for many Texans. But he also ...
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick dug in Friday on their dueling plans to cut property taxes, leaving no end in sight to an impasse that has dragged lawmakers into an overtime legislative ...
Gov. Greg Abbott is raising the prospect of vetoing large numbers of bills passed by the Legislature as he demands a House-Senate compromise on property tax relief, further raising public tensions ...
Gov. Greg Abbott indicated Friday that one special session may not be enough to decide how to divvy up $12.3 billion in property tax breaks already appropriated by the Legislature.
A package of property tax cuts for homeowners is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott — and Texas voters — after two bills raising the state’s homestead exemption won final passage.
Like Governor Greg Abbott, I have been wanting to cut property taxes for some time. Almost five years ago, on June 30, 2020, ...
DALLAS Gov. Greg Abbott, in his bid to curb Texas’ high property taxes, wants Texas voters to have the final say on any property tax hike. Local governments that collect property taxes ...
Gov. Greg Abbott visited Denton on Monday to sign three bills into law as part of a $10 billion property tax relief package. “Do you think your property taxes are too high?” Abbott told the ...