Appraisal districts exist to identify and determine the market value of all property within each county.

The Constitutional provision that taxation be “equal and uniform” offers taxpayers critical protection against unfair property valuation.  

For years, Texas property owners have looked to the property appraisal process to seek relief on their property tax bills while ignoring the budget and rate setting process.

HB 3 passed by the 86th Legislature mandated that school districts reduce maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rates in the years to come

One of Texas’ key economic development programs—Chapter 312 of the Tax Code that allows cities and counties to offer temporary tax abatements—is set to expire in 2019. In this brief, TTARA looks at how the program works.