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LONESTAR — 6.2.2025 — Texas Senate Delivers Property Tax Relief Measures to Abbott — Texas Democrats Wary of School Funding Bill — and More...

Texas Senate Sends Major Property Tax Relief Measures to Governor Abbott

Texas homeowners could see hundreds of savings on their annual property tax bills after the Texas Senate unanimously approved amendments to two key tax relief bills. Senate Bills 4 and 23, authored by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R), raise the state’s homestead exemption and now await Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) signature. READ MORE.

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Texas Senate Sends Major Property Tax Relief Measures to Governor Abbott — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas homeowners could see hundreds of savings on their annual property tax bills after the Texas Senate unanimously approved amendments to two key tax relief bills. Senate Bills 4 and 23, authored by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R), raise the state’s homestead exemption and now await Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) signature.

Texas Democrats Issue Lukewarm Response to School Funding Bill — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Texas House Democrats are cautiously praising House Bill 2 (HB2), a school finance bill that allocates $8.5 billion to public schools. Though the bill provides a long-awaited funding boost, Democratic lawmakers argue it falls short of addressing Texas’ school funding crisis.

Texas House Rejects Paxton's Call to Prosecute Voter Fraud — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Texas House members have rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) push to immediately adopt a Senate revision of House Bill 5138, a measure aimed at expanding the attorney general’s authority to prosecute election crimes.

US Returns to Embassy in Syria After 13-Year Hiatus — By Texas Politics' Mateo Guillamont — The US is restarting diplomatic operations in its embassy in Damascus, Syria, as relations between Syria’s interim government and the US improve. 

Texas Senate Sends Major Property Tax Relief Measures to Governor Abbott — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is an award-winning senior reporter based in Miami. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Florida International University.

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