(The Center Square) – As foreign espionage threats continue in the U.S. and in Texas, a new bill becomes law Sept. 1 that prohibits foreign ownership of Texas land. SB 17, filed by state Sen. Lois ...

Small business owners, like Bonnie Landon, hope Texas tax relief will ease financial burdens if voters approve the measure in ...

On May 31, 2025, the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 17 (the Act), which is intended to address growing national ...

How can the city of Auburn charge a hotel tax? In New York, local governments must receive authorization under the state's Municipal Home Rule Law to institute hotel, or occupancy, taxes.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Texas to block the state’s two-decade-old law that provides in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. Hours after the DOJ filed the ...

Under the Texas Education Code, undocumented immigrants who reside in the state can qualify for reduced tuition at public universities. This policy has been in place since 2001.

Voters will be asked to approve property tax cuts for Texas homeowners and businesses in November. If voters agree, homeowners will see increased breaks on the taxes they pay toward school ...

In-state students at the University of Texas at Austin pay a minimum of about $10,800 for tuition per year, while the minimum cost for out-of-state students is about $40,500.

In this era of heightened state tax competition, lawmakers in Texas recognize it’s unwise for even a no-income-tax state to rest on its laurels. They demonstrated as much last week with the ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - In a letter to the City of College Station, state Senator Paul Bettencourt requested the city hand over all occupancy-related citations and body camera footage from ...

AUSTIN — A proposed $336.1 billion state budget advanced in a key Texas Senate committee this week, setting it up for a floor debate as soon as next week as lawmakers figure out how to spend ...

CATSKILL — The village Board of Trustees voted in favor of request the state Assembly allow the municipality implement an occupancy tax on short-term rentals. The village wants to impose a 4% ...