Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for ...

We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...

In a game more evenly matched than the final score indicated, lapses in discipline proved costly for the Texas City Stings in a 31-7 loss to the Fort Bend Marshall Buffaloes in Friday’s often chippy ...

Texas has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of ...