A combination of legislative bills, public votes on propositions, and tax rate votes by taxing jurisdictions are responsible for a surprise gift of lower Property Tax Homesteads in mailboxes this year.
On Tuesday, December 20th, Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) hosted a press conference at the Texas Senate District 7 Office in Houston, Texas to explain the astonishing news that many Texas homeowners are finding lower homestead property tax bills this year, despite record rising appraisal values. During the press conference Senator Bettencourt called the news that homestead taxpayers in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio have lower property tax bills on average, “astonishing!”
“As appraisal values continue to climb steeply across the state there’s surprising, good news! Property Tax Bills for homeowners in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio are down and I’m not just talking about their ISD school taxes, it’s the entire tax bill,” said Senator Bettencourt. “It takes more than the legislature, it takes the public voting for propositions 1 and 2, which increased the Homestead exemption and will cut tax bills for Texans over 65, and most importantly it takes local elected officials to cast courageous votes for property tax relief for taxpayers.”
