It wasn't a total surprise that House Bill 1044 failed to get out of committee. Saracen Casino Chief Market Officer Carlton Saffa spoke against the bill that would have allowed colleges and ...

Good morning West Alabama! It is Wednesday, February 12, 2025. This is the 43rd day of the year with 322 days remaining.

Good morning West Alabama! It is Thursday, February 13, 2025. This is the 44th day of the year with 321 days remaining. Government is meant to serve the people but too often the people exist to serve ...

It isn’t personal, it is business. However for a bill this important, it should have at least gotten to the floor, or at ...

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to proposals to cut property taxes by raising homestead exemptions to $140,000, ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

The Senate Finance Committee seemed interested Monday in funding specific education priorities, instead of a large investment ...

The bill would increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and $150,000 for seniors, which is the largest ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.