Texas lawmakers have allocated $6 billion for property tax relief but disagree on who should benefit most. Texas lawmakers ...

A homestead exemption lowers the taxable value of a home. The move would save homeowners an average of $363 annually, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who authored Senate ...

Muskogee County Assessor Ron Dean said homeowner exemptions must be filed by March 15. Exemptions reduce homeowners’ property taxes based on the property’s evaluation. Dean also said some homeowners ...

On Thursday night, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed Senate Bill 4, which would increase the homestead exemption to $140,000 and $150,000 for homeowners ages 65 and older or disabled.

Senate Bill 4 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, would raise the state's homestead exemption for school district taxes — a portion of a home's value that is not considered when calculating ...

I have made increasing the Homestead Exemption my mission because ... of the steepest property tax bills in the U.S. Just in the Houston-area, Pearland, Atascocita, Conroe, and Sugar Land all ...

Most Texas Senators have signed on to a new bill that increases the residence homestead exemption to $140,000. Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) made the ...

The new homestead exemption amount would save homeowners ... Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. He is chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government. Karen Brooks Harper has covered Texas politics ...

Paul Bettencourt, the Houston Republican who filed the bills ... Texas homeowners an average of $700 on their bills. The new homestead exemption amount would save homeowners an additional $ ...

Senate Bill 4 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, would cut taxes by raising the homestead exemption to a record $140,000, or $150,000 for senior citizens — which would be deducted from the ...