Home insurance costs jumped 62% from 2022 to 2025, based on our analysis, and rising rates are expected to continue in 2026.

Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs. Legislators have advanced bills to limit how much ...

DALLAS — Homeowners insurance premiums are currently increasing at a faster rate in Texas than in any other state. Many people are urging lawmakers to address the rising costs during next year’s ...

A new report ranks Texas the 3rd most expensive state for home insurance, with premiums up 55% since 2019. Lawmakers say ...

When Maryann McGregor retired in 2020, she and her husband considered downsizing and selling their four-bedroom home in Clear Lake to their adult son. The couple had lived there for nearly four ...

Dallas seniors who own a home got cut a break: On June 11, the Dallas City Council approved additional property tax relief for senior and disabled homeowners by increasing the city’s property tax ...

A new report found that Dallas homeowners are paying significantly more in property taxes than they were five years ago. Dallas homeowners are paying about 41% more in property taxes than they did ...

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