DENTON — Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 9, Senate Bill 4, and Senate Bill 23 into law to provide lasting property tax relief for Texans at a bill signing ceremony at Robson Ranch Clubhouse. “When I became Governor, the homestead exemption was $15,000,” said Governor Abbott. “With Senate Bill 4, the homestead exemption is now $140,000, an almost […]
By Richard Lee/ Special to East Texas Review The Senate Finance Committee on Monday began the first in what will be weeks’ worth of hearings on the budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. Chair and Houston Senator Joan Huffman unveiled the base proposal last week, which would appropriate $332.2 billion, virtually identical to the amount appropriated […]
