Do you feel like your property tax assessment is too high? You’re not alone, and there’s something you can do about it!
Our goal is to make sure you have all the information you need to navigate the property tax process. By understanding how to effectively protest your property tax assessment, it could save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.
Learn the steps you can take to challenge your property tax values and start saving money now.
The state does not have jurisdiction to set tax rates, collect taxes, or settle disputes between property owners and local governments. The Texas Legislature has authorized local governments to set tax rates and collect property taxes. Those collected taxes are used to provide local services including schools, streets and roads, police, fire and other local services.
The property tax is a locally assessed, collected, and used tax. Over 4,100 local entities, including school districts, cities, counties, and special districts, collect and spend these taxes. Counties and school districts tax all nonexempt property within their jurisdictions, and you may also pay taxes to cities and special districts like hospital or water districts. Each local government body sets its own tax rate and determines the amount to be raised, with many contracting their county’s tax assessor-collector for tax collection.
Understanding how property tax system works in Texas is the first step. This is a simplified version to help you get started.
Let's check and be sure the right data and information is being used to calculate your residential or business property taxes.
Successfully appealing your property tax assessment can lead to significant savings on your tax bill.
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Did you know…
When Texas became an independent republic in 1836, the 23 municipalities created under Mexican colonial rule were converted to counties and further divided as settlement continued, leading to the current 254 counties in the state of Texas.
