Joshua Fechter

In the state’s larger counties, voters can now elect people to the agencies that appraise property values.

The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges even as it remains unclear whether he’ll be reelected.

City leaders and advocates hope the reforms will increase housing supply and bring down costs. Opponents will likely try to reverse the measures.

The Democrats’ recently approved platform includes calls to loosen zoning rules, which housing experts believe contribute to high housing costs.

A new housing report from Harvard University found that would-be homebuyers need to make more money than ever if they want to buy a home in Texas’ urban areas.

The $500 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission comes after the agency found the Harris County judge broke state campaign laws barring use of government resources for political purposes.

Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

The ruling comes amid a nationwide surge in homelessness as high rents put pressure on low-income households and pandemic-era protections expire.

The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.

Homeowners typically pay $2,300 a year for a Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policy. The rate increase would bump premiums by 10%.

Some Texas lawmakers have signaled an appetite to tackle the state’s housing affordability crisis when they convene next year.

One county employee was charged in the probe, however, after investigators said he failed to make sure polling locations had enough ballots.

Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents.

Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.

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Texas Windstorm Insurance Association officials argued they needed a 10% rate increase to help insure a growing number of policyholders.

A new breed of activists wants Texas to tame costs by building more housing. But longstanding opposition to such policies remains strong.

The Texas Tribune examined the state’s housing affordability crisis and why the state has struggled to build enough homes to meet demand.

Texas builds more homes than other states but hundreds of thousands more are still needed, the report said, contributing to higher housing costs.

Texas’ top elections official said Friday that federal inspectors can’t be inside polls or places where ballots are counted under Texas law after the DOJ announced plans to send monitors to the state.