The legislation would further limit how much more in property tax revenue cities and counties can collect each year without voter approval.

This isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison across the state since part of the property tax equation is appraised value; some ...

Property tax collections have risen more than 20% since 2017, according to data from the Texas Comptroller’s office. Texans paid an estimated $73.2 billion in property taxes in 2021, which went ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said he opposes cities and counties in his state raising property taxes further to fund ...

Texas has no income tax, and sales tax is the state’s biggest form of revenue. Property taxes pay for things like schools, police, fire departments and streets.

Republican state Rep. Jay Dean of Longview recently proposed a bill to replace school maintenance and operations property ...

Stock photo of pieces of paper related to property taxes and finances on a desk. designer491/Getty Images How to File a Property Tax Protest in Texas To dispute an appraisal, homeowners must file ...

The study says Texas taxpayers would have shelled out $6 billion more in property taxes than they did in 2021 if not for the two bills — the result of falling tax rates.