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KXAN Austin on MSN.com · 5d

Property tax cut for seniors passes Texas Senate

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A plan to cut property taxes for senior citizens and disabled Texans is moving forward at the State Capitol. The Texas Senate voted 30-1 Wednesday to approve Senate Bill 23, which raises the homestead exemption for those 65 and older.
ABC13 Houston · 5d

Texas Senate bill would nearly double property tax exemption for seniors, people with disabilities

The bill's author said that under the Senate's tax relief plans, seniors and people with disabilities would save about $950 on their annual property tax bills.
Austin American-Statesman on MSN.com · 5d

Texas property tax cut bill could bring relief to some homeowners. Here's what's proposed.

Senior Texans and those with disabilities could see big savings on their property tax bill next year if a Senate proposal passed Wednesday becomes law
Houston Chronicle on MSN.com · 13d

Your guide to condo HOA fees, property taxes, homestead and the over-65 exemption and more

A: You can claim the homestead exemption and the over-age-65 exemption on the condo, just like you can with any other free-standing home you might purchase. But you can’t reduce your HOA fees simply because you are over age 65.
Icon for www.houstonchronicle.comHouston Chronicle · 26d

Exemptions can mean big savings on Texas property taxes. Here’s how to know if you qualify.

Property tax rates continue to rise in Texas ... 65 or older or disabled qualify for an additional $10,000 homestead exemption on top of the 10% cap, Altinger said. A surviving spouse age 55 ...
Icon for www.texastribune.orgThe Texas Tribune · 19d

Texas plans to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts. It may not be sustainable.

State budget watchers — and some Republicans — worry Texas is spending too much on property tax cuts ... the exemption even further for Texans age 65 and above, to $200,000.
Icon for www.wsmv.comWSMV · Mar 26, 2025

Deadline to freeze Nashville property taxes approaching as reappraisal could raise your bill

Cosby was part of the record number of people in Nashville to sign up for the property tax freeze program ... tax prices for people over the age of 65 who made less than $60,000 in the 2023 ...
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 15d

Texas plans to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts. It may not be sustainable

Texas has allocated $51 billion for property tax cuts, representing 15% of its ... raising the exemption even further for Texans age 65 and above, to $200,000. “One of the many reasons I favor ...