"Operation Double Nickel" would increase those current homestead exemptions by another $40,000. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ...

"We won't always have these surplus years, and we need to be really cautious." said Ryan Chismark with Meritax Advisors.

Patrick unveiled his proposal to increase the homestead exemption for school property taxes during a press conference at the ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposed a state program to give every baby born in the Lone Star State $1,000 invested in the ...

Former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff died Monday in Mount Pleasant. He was 89. Ratliff died in his home surrounded by his ...

During his time in the Texas Senate, the moderate Republican tackled major issues such as school finance and ethics reforms.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan Tuesday to increase the homestead exemption in the next state legislative session and ...