Joshua Fechter

Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.

Texas’ population grew at a slower pace in 2025 than in previous years, according to new federal data. Nearly 32 million people now live in the state.

The push by four Dallas area suburbs to exit the multi-city partnership comes as state transportation officials have said the state needs more public transit, not less.

Conservative and liberal tax policy experts said Abbott’s proposal would lead to higher housing costs and tax benefits flowing disproportionately to wealthy homeowners.

Texas cities and counties already face limits on how much revenue they can generate. Local leaders have warned that further restrictions would mean fewer services like parks and libraries.

While Ken Paxton did not allege any wrongdoing, his move is intended to enforce a new law that prevents cities from raising property taxes if they fail to follow transparency requirements.

The governor must first win over lawmakers who have rejected similar proposals. The state may have to backfill more than $17 billion for school funding alone.

As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.

Even voters in Austin, one of the state’s most liberal cities, shot down a measure to raise property taxes.

Tuesday’s vote is part of a push by Texas lawmakers to rein in the state’s high property taxes.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that dozens of Dallas’ city ordinances violate the 2023 “Death Star” law.

Economic uncertainty, inflation, strict state limits on property tax collections and uncertainty around future federal funds have crimped local budgets.

Despite efforts by Texas lawmakers to ease property tax bills, increases in expenses like insurance and utilities ate into that tax relief.

Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments.

The House refused to back a bill that would apply only to the state’s largest cities.

Texas cities and counties have already had their budgets compressed by a variety of factors, including the state’s current property tax limits.

The GOP push to redraw the state’s congressional maps isn’t just a partisan move but one that deeply affects how Texans are represented in Congress.

The proposal would put tighter limits on how much property tax revenue cities and counties of a certain size can collect each year.

Republican state lawmakers want to curb property tax bills by further limiting how much can be collected by cities and counties.

Critics of the bill say the state’s smallest cities and school districts will be silenced at the Capitol.