If your home is damaged while you're still paying it off, the mortgagee clause stipulates that the insurance provider will ...

Discover why homeowners insurance is generally not tax deductible and learn about exceptions for home business use and rental ...

Points paid as upfront interest are deductible as mortgage interest. If the points are not for prepaid interest, then they ...

Where Your Dollar Works Overtime McAllen tops the list for Social Security coverage at roughly one third of retiree costs, with retirees needing about sixty-two thousand dollars annually before taxes ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s plan to extend “senior” homestead exemptions to those age 55 is the wrong direction for Texas. Yes, ...

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.

The allure of low-tax states like Tennessee and Arizona beckons to retirees, but for some -- especially those with lower ...

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his reelection campaign in Houston on Sunday, he promised to overhaul the local property tax system that generates nearly half of the total tax revenue statewide.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced the launch of his reelection campaign in Houston this past Sunday evening. Bringing school choice to Texas was the dominant policy proposal on which Abbott’s ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has proposed a series of property tax changes for people living in the state. Speaking during an event launching his reelection campaign on Sunday, Abbott, a Republican, ...

Texas is cementing its reputation as one of the most business-friendly states in America, and now, it’s written into the state's constitution. Voters approved three pro-business tax amendments on ...

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State ...