Property tax Q&A with McLennan County Chief Appraiser Joe Don Bobbitt: Texas’ system challenges easy understanding
Judging from their tightly regulated timetable, property appraisal review board members are about halfway through meetings with homeowners and others disputing local appraisal notices mailed out this spring.
Read MoreOpinion: No need to fear your property appraisal
The Texas real estate market is red hot, and your recent property appraisal likely reflects that. The average selling price of a home in Texas in 2021 was up 18%, and substantially higher in some areas. Property taxes in Texas are high enough, and the prospect of an 18% or more jump in that tax…
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Craymer said the role of state government is indirect at best when it comes to property taxes because rates are set locally and not by the governor or Legislature.
Read MoreCommentary: Homeowners shouldn’t fear their tax appraisals
Tax rates across the state are now dropping, and tax bills, though rising, are increasing at their slowest rate in years — well below the growth rate of Texans’ personal income and inflation.
Read MoreTexas voters overwhelmingly pass moderate tax relief measures
“It is a victory,” Dale Craymer, president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, said during an interview on Capital Tonight. “The measure of that victory will be up to others to decide.”
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