Source: Harris County Appraisal District

A homestead exemption helps you save on taxes on your home. An exemption removes part of the value of your property from taxation and lowers your taxes. For example, if your home is valued at $100,000 and you qualify for a $20,000 exemption, you pay taxes on your home as if it was worth only $80,000.

Austin came in No. 3 with 56,100 new private-sector jobs created between June 2005 and June 2010. Houston topped the list with 129,800 new private-sector jobs followed by Dallas, with 71,300 jobs created. San Antonio ranked No. 4, with a gain of 32,600 positions during the same time period."

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A Bloomberg Businessweek report has put Houston at the top of a list of American cities for college grads. The ranking was a list of cities which, despite the economy, still have strong job opportunities, decent pay, and living costs that won’t blow your budget. Houston tops the list, thanks to its low cost of living and unemployment rate. Only New York and Washington, D.C., had more employers listing job opportunities. After Houston, Washington, Dallas, Atlanta, and Austin, Tex., round out the top five.