If you have questions about your property taxes, please contact your county's Tax Assessor-Collector.
For questions about property tax bills and collections, call the Property Tax Assistance Division's Information Services Team at 512-305-9999 or 1-800-252-9121 (press 3).
Taxes are calculated by subtracting the value of any exemptions, and the cap value if applicable, from the homestead value of the property and then adding any productivity or non-qualifying value. This result, the taxable value, is then multiplied by the tax rate per $100.
Ing to the Comptroller, there is no provision for the cessation of property taxes at any stage. However, there is a Texas property tax exemption for people over the age of 65, which offers temporary tax relief for seniors. At the age of 65, seniors can apply for an exemption from Texas property taxes.
Tax Code Section 23.23(a) sets a limit on the amount of annual increase to a residence homestead's appraised value to not exceed the lesser of: the property's market value; or. the sum of: 10 percent of the property's appraised value for the preceding year; the property's appraised value the preceding year; and.
Tax Jurisdiction2024 Tax Rate2022 Tax Rate Travis County 0.344445 0.318239 Travis County Healthcare District 0.107969 0.098684 City/Village City of Austin 0.477600 0.46270085 more rows
The tax assessor/collector.
As leader of one of the largest state agencies, the comptroller serves as Texas' chief financial officer — tax collector, chief accountant, chief revenue estimator and chief treasurer for all of state government, as well as administrator for a number of other programs.
In many counties, taxing units contract with the county tax assessor-collector to collect all property taxes due in that county around Oct. 1. The assessor-collector then transfers the appropriate amounts to each taxing unit.