Joshua Fechter

2 days ago | marshallnewsmessenger.com | Joshua Fechter

Voters will be asked to approve property tax cuts for Texas homeowners and businesses in November. If voters agree, homeowners will see increased breaks on the taxes they pay toward school districts, with those above the age of 65 or living with disabilities seeing even bigger cuts, if Texas voters approve them in November. Business owners will get help, too, on the taxes they pay on their inventory. Gov.

2 days ago | elpasotimes.com | Joshua Fechter

Voters will be asked to approve property tax cuts for Texas homeowners and businesses in November. If voters agree, homeowners will see increased breaks on the taxes they pay toward school districts, with those above the age of 65 or living with disabilities seeing even bigger cuts, if Texas voters approve them in November. Business owners will get help, too, on the taxes they pay on their inventory. Gov.

2 days ago | click2houston.com | Joshua Fechter

Published: June 4, 2025 at 5:00 AMSign up for our NewslettersPublished: June 4, 2025 at 5:00 AMSubscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. Voters will be asked to approve property tax cuts for Texas homeowners and businesses in November.

4 days ago | crossroadstoday.com | Joshua Fechter

Texas lawmakers have sent a scaled-back zoning proposal to allow smaller homes on smaller lots to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk — a bid to put a dent in the state’s high home prices. Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate passed Senate Bill 15 this weekend after the proposal to give builders the flexibility to build smaller houses in the state’s largest cities kicked up heat from House Democrats, who repeatedly tried to kill the bill. The Senate approved the bill by a unanimous vote Saturday.

4 days ago | gilmermirror.com | Joshua Fechter

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2025 “Texas lawmakers to allow smaller homes on smaller lots” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.