tax breaks

Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable Care Act is a different story.

The bill is moving quickly through Congress and could reshape life for millions of Texans.

Roy blasted Senators for increasing deficit spending to pay for tax cuts.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised 2025 legislative session outcomes.

Texas is slated to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts over the next two years. Some worry that's unsustainable.

Advocates for people who are homeless say eliminating the credit will mean it's harder to find affordable places to live. Lawmakers say when they passed the tax credits in 2022, they didn’t realize how much they would cost.

Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.

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

Supporters say the creation of the energy fund will bolster the Texas grid. Opponents say it's an unnecessary giveaway to power companies and the gas industry.

So far, 53% of all homeowners on the Westside have signed up for the program, which cuts property taxes to a percentage of their income and, for some, freezes it at that level for 25 years.