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Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB9 expands the property-tax exemption for income-producing tangible personal property to $125,000 of appraised value, beginning with the 2026 tax ye…
Official caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB22 makes all intangible personal property exempt from Texas property tax starting with the 2026 tax year.
Official caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB30 narrows a disaster-related exception to voter approval of local property-tax increases and ties another disaster allowance to specified response…
Official caption: Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB103 requires the comptroller to build and maintain a free public database connecting local bond proposals, tax elections and projects paid for with…
Official caption: Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB247 exempts qualifying added real-property value from property taxation when border-security infrastructure or related improvements are installed i…
Official caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB346 removes two statutory ceilings on Secretary of State expedited-service fees: the $15 ceiling for certain security-interest record searches or f…
Official caption: Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB851 requires chief appraisers and the state comptroller to report how many residence homesteads use three existing property-tax protections.
Official caption: Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
Effective January 1, 2026, HB1244 protects continuity of qualified open-space land appraisal after certain ownership transfers.
Official caption: Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
Effective January 1, 2026, HB1392 treats a property-tax payment as timely when its last payment day falls on a day the relevant taxing unit's collect…
Official caption: Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB1399 exempts the appraised value of qualifying animal feed owned and held for retail sale from property taxation.
Official caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB1533 changes several parts of Texas's property-tax appraisal and appeal system.
Official caption: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2011 adds unpaid property taxes as a reason a former owner may buy back property taken through eminent domain.
Official caption: Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2027 expressly authorizes county tax-abatement agreements for certain interests and property in Port Freeport reinvestment zones.
Official caption: Relating to the authority of the Brazoria County Commissioners Court to execute tax abatement agreements for property within the Port Freeport district.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2313 expands access to an existing way of financing qualified local projects with hotel-related tax revenue.
Official caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2508 exempts the entire appraised value of a qualifying surviving spouse’s residence homestead from property taxation when the veteran died as a re…
Official caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2525 adds an alternative way for qualifying charitable organizations providing housing and related services to people 62 or older to qualify for a …
Official caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
For property-tax years beginning January 1, 2026 or later, HB2723 requires a chief appraiser to grant the existing cemetery exemption without an appl…
Official caption: Relating to the requirement that a person submit an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property used for human burial.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2730 adds safeguards before a chief appraiser can require someone already receiving a Tax Code Section 11.13 residence-homestead exemption to reapp…
Official caption: Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2742 preserves access to an adopted two-part property-tax payment option when tax bills are mailed after November 30.
Official caption: Relating to the split-payment of ad valorem taxes.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB2894 expands which cities and counties can qualify for state assistance when specified disabled-veteran property-tax exemptions substantially reduc…
Official caption: Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB3093 changes tax-rate calculations for taxing units located wholly or partly in a Gulf of Mexico county with fewer than 500,000 people.
Official caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB3159 offers a capped state oil-and-gas production-tax exemption for qualifying previously inactive wells brought back into production through resti…
Official caption: Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
Effective January 1, 2026, HB3370 gives certain survivors and estate representatives extra time to apply for timberland productivity appraisal after …
Official caption: Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified timber land following the death of the owner of the land.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
Starting with property-tax years beginning January 1, 2026 or later, HB3424 changes heavy-equipment dealers' inventory-tax statements and advance tax…
Official caption: Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB4488 is Texas's 2025 regular-session funds-consolidation law.
Official caption: Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB5320 combines Starr County's drainage and groundwater functions under the renamed Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, with…
Official caption: Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
HB5668 lets the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties define areas or designate property within the dist…
Official caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
SB263 expressly includes qualifying television and radio broadcasters in a franchise-tax rule for deducting the cost of goods sold.
Official caption: Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
SB266 changes how taxpayers document and litigate disputes with the state comptroller, including a new court route for disputes over managed-audit re…
Official caption: Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits.
Regular session · Source-checked explanation published
SB402 standardizes how someone asks for a property-tax refund to be mailed to a different address.
Official caption: Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
