The city of Longview’s sales tax revenue grew by $1.67 million from 2024 to 2025, which a city spokesman said is a “notable” ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

FORT WORTH — Texas lawmakers have gone big to rein in the state’s property taxes, spending tens of billions of dollars toward reducing the annual bill homeowners and businesses pay each year to help ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's "Operation Double Nickel" aims to lower the age for senior property tax benefits from 65 to 55 and expand homestead tax exemptions. The proposal could save eligible Texans ...

“What the state has been doing since 2019 is to dramatically ramp up how much money is being budgeted for property tax relief,” state Sen. Paul Bettencourt told The Texas Newsroom. (Gabriel C. Pérez | ...

Texas has the seventh highest property taxes in the country — a sore spot for homeowners. Lawmakers, both Democrat and Republican, worked to address the issue during the 2025 legislative session by ...

FIRST OR BEFOREHAND TO BYPASS ALL OF THIS. WELL, A NEW 1% LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX COULD BE IN ANKENY FUTURE. AND VOTERS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO DECIDE ON THE PLAN NEXT YEAR. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County is eyeing a possible sales tax increase to address over $22 billion in transportation needs. During a board meeting Tuesday, Orange County Commissioners did not ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs a five-step Taxpayer Empowerment Pledge, which includes elimination of school district property taxes for homeowners, at a Nov. 20 campaign event in Frisco. An ongoing ...