Property Tax Compliance Resources

06/16/2025

Gov. Greg Abbott is signing legislation Monday that will increase the state’s homestead exemption to $140,000, which is estimated to save millions of Texans hundreds of dollars per year on pr…

03/31/2023

Austin metro ranked in the top 15 American cities with the highest property taxes, according to a report by Construction Coverage.

03/24/2023

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Property tax relief passes the Texas Senate, but let's see what happens in the House.

Austin, TX – The Texas Senate’s unprecedented $16.5 billion Property Tax Plan that will provide unprecedented relief to homeowners, business owners, and all taxpayers has left the train station! Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s (R-Texas) priority bills, SB 3, 4, and 5, along with the adjoining Const...

03/02/2023

Phelan said that House Bill 2 will call for lowering the state’s cap on property tax appraisals to 5%.

09/15/2021

FYI - Property Taxes in Disaster Areas Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts sent this bulletin at 09/15/2021 02:44 PM CDT Sept.13Sept. 14 Property Taxes in Disaster Areas and During Droughts Form 50-312 Temporary Exemption Property Damaged by Disaster [email protected] Our office does not...

04/04/2020

Supporters of a proposed amendment to the California Constitution that would raise property taxes on some businesses by up to $12 billion a year announced Thursday they have collected more than 1.7…

02/17/2020

Due to factors outside of their control, property owners along four of the lakes in the Guadalupe Valley lakes system could see their property values take a significant dip, according

02/15/2020

Austin-area school districts have been warned they could take a financial hit after property-owner questionnaires went unanswered. The Travis Central Appraisal District says the Austin Board of Realtors stopped them from using third-party gathered data. Instead, they were forced to mail out thousand...

01/18/2020

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Several surveys have identified property taxes as the most hated form of taxation in the United States. Unpopular though they may be, property taxes — taxes on personal property like homes and real estate — are the single largest source of revenue for state and local governments in the United St...

07/11/2019

Senate Bill 2 largely reins in Texas’ out-of-control property tax system. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and the lawmakers from both parties who supported the bill deserve praise for a passing a sorely needed property tax reform.

06/03/2019

An explanation of business property and how owning it benefits your business, including your balance sheet and your business taxes.