TEXAS SENATE

Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners
| February 11, 2025
ECONOMY | HOUSING | lawmakers | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | TEXAS SENATE
A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday quickly and unanimously advanced a proposal to provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to homeowners in a bid to blunt the state’s high property tax bills.

$1 billion school voucher bill clears first hurdle in Texas Senate
by Matt Hennie
| January 31, 2025
A bill creating a $1 billion school voucher program for 100,000 Texas students is on a fast-track for approval in the state Senate.

Ted Cruz, Colin Allred agree to debate in U.S. Senate race
| September 20, 2024
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, have agreed to a televised debate On Oct. 15 in Dallas.

These offices are on Texas ballots this year
| September 9, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | DFW | TEXAS | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS LEADERS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | TEXAS SENATE | US SENATE | Voter Resources | VOTING IN TEXAS | Voting Info
Election season is just around the corner, and it’s likely you’ve heard about the big races, including the one for our next US president. But what about races that are local to Texas—and even DFW? There are actually tons of offices and positions on the ballot this November, and it may be surprising to hear […]

Meet your Texas candidates for the U.S Senate race: Ted Cruz & Colin Allred
| August 14, 2024
Let's take a look at the platforms of Democrat U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz before they battle it out at the polls in November.