{"id":174132,"date":"2026-01-02T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:50:10","slug":"property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Property tax changes, AI rules among new Texas laws that took effect Jan. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgns.tv\/2026\/01\/02\/property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1\/\">Property tax changes, AI rules among new Texas laws that took effect Jan. 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgns.tv\/2026\/01\/02\/property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1\/\">https:\/\/www.kgns.tv\/2026\/01\/02\/property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-02 18:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.kgns.tv\">www.kgns.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ad Valorem Taxation Reforms<\/strong>: Numerous new bills affect property taxation in Texas, including SB 1502, which allows school districts to exceed voter-approved tax rates, impacting school funding and local budgets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Regulation<\/strong>: HB 149 establishes a statewide framework for the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence in Texas, focusing on consumer protection, transparency, and responsible AI use.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Immigration Enforcement<\/strong>: SB 8 facilitates agreements between certain sheriffs and ICE to enforce federal immigration laws, along with a grant program to cover enforcement costs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unemployment Compensation Adjustments<\/strong>: HB 3699 deals with initial claims under the state\u2019s unemployment compensation system, impacting how claims are processed and funded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real Estate Licensing<\/strong>: SB 1968 outlines new licensing and regulatory measures for certain real estate professionals overseen by the Texas Real Estate Commission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Franchise Tax Credits and Public Securities<\/strong>: SB 1058 concerns exclusion policies for certain securities transactions affecting franchise tax bases and introduces changes in public securities regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Property tax changes, AI rules among new Texas laws that took effect Jan. 1 https:\/\/www.kgns.tv\/2026\/01\/02\/property-tax-changes-ai-rules-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/gray-kgns-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/JJAX7BKLCJFHVJDBRAQGSMQMT4.png?auth=c2beb2febade526f2c0e649d9555599ed4919a1a5757617d3da59415917e3be1&width=1200&height=600&smart=true","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-174132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174132"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174132"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174134,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174132\/revisions\/174134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}