Texas property taxes and the general residential homestead exemptions have been all over the news this past year due to the passing of Proposition 4 in November 2023. This law increased the annual ...

Homestead exemptions offer exceptions to financial claims on your primary residence. Homeowners filing for bankruptcy may be able to use a homestead exemption to shield the home’s equity from ...

SoleilC / Getty Images/iStockphoto Texas has proudly had homestead laws for the last 175 years or so. They were incorporated in the Texas Constitution of 1845 when Texas first became a state. They ...