Texas has significantly expanded property tax breaks for seniors and other homeowners through recent legislative cuts. Some 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and up no longer pay school property taxes, part of a broader pattern affecting 2.4 million Texans. The Legislature boosted homestead exemptions, lowering school tax bills statewide.
$School property tax bills for general homesteads fell 13.6% to $896 statewide; for seniors fell 33% to $380; approximately 40% of Texas homeowners no longer pay property taxes.
Jane Lindsley, Hays County homeowner, age 72; State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Houston Republican who authored property tax cuts; Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, State official proposing additional tax relief and 3 more
Republican officials and senators expressed concern over mounting spending to support Ken Paxton's Texas Senate campaign, worrying the race is becoming too expensive and unlikely to succeed. Audio leaked of Paxton criticizing Trump's midterm convention effort.
$$200 million-plus for outside spending by Republican groups to support Paxton campaign
Ken Paxton, Texas Senate nominee; John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (R-TX); James Talarico, Democratic Senate nominee and 1 more
State Sen. Angela Paxton released a television advertisement urging voters to support the entire Republican ticket in the November general election. In the 30-second ad, she did not mention her estranged husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, by name but expressed support for keeping Republican seats in GOP control.
$over $126 million to over $130 million for TV ad spending by Texas PAC
Angela Paxton, Texas state senator, R-McKinney; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee; James Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and 1 more
Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas has exceeded 3 million registered businesses, a record high. This represents more than double the number registered a decade ago.
$Over 3 million for registered business entities in Texas
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas; Secretary of State Jane Nelson, Secretary of State of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott and Vice President J.D. Vance attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Saronic Technologies' Port Alpha shipyard at the Port of Brownsville on September 30, 2026. The facility represents a private capital investment of more than $3 billion.
$more than $3 billion for private capital investment in Port Alpha
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas; J.D. Vance, Vice President; Dino Mavrookas, Saronic Technologies Co-Founder and CEO and 4 more
Governor Greg Abbott announced that five Texas community colleges earned U.S. Department of Education approval to offer Workforce Pell student aid for short-term job training programs. A consortium of Texas community colleges led by the Alamo Colleges District received a $10.4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to strengthen industry-focused programs.
$$10.4 million for grant for workforce programs
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas; U.S. Department of Education, Federal agency approving Workforce Pell programs; U.S. Department of Labor, Federal agency providing grant and 3 more
A federal court in Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region on Friday. The ruling covers Big Bend National Park and the 500-mile-long Big Bend sector, which accounts for about a quarter of the southern border with Mexico.
$$46 billion for border wall and infrastructure project budget
Judge Kathleen Cardone, Federal judge who issued the ruling; Trump administration, Party blocked from building border wall infrastructure; Landowners, businesses and environmentalists, Plaintiffs who opposed the project and 4 more