Texas’ economy is booming, and property taxes are a towering concern amongst homeowners. The passage of Senate Bill 2 by voters in November 2023, took effect on January 1, 2024, and is the latest legislative response aimed at easing some of that burden, but yet many Texans are unsure how it will actually affect their cost of […]
On February 12, ahead of the record breaking winter storm that hit Texas, Gov. Abbott made a Disaster Declaration for all 254 counties in Texas. As a result, many resources were made available for Texans affected by the storm. One of which is a Temporary Property Tax Exemption, under Property Tax Code 11.35, available to all Texas […]
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused enormous trials and issues on nationwide, statewide, and personal levels. We’re not going to pretend that property taxes are the highest priority in your life right now, but we live in a world where the lower priority things matter too and sometimes just have to get done. We decided to […]
Property taxes have been a big part of Texas’ state revenue for a very long time. They’re one of the things that makes Texas so great, because they encourage residents to do something with their land, not just sit on it. Do you ever look around in Houston, Dallas, or Austin and think, “Man, they […]
Property taxes can be fun! Maybe “fun” isn’t the right word, but an understanding of them can certainly save you lots of money – and that’s fun. Most people really don’t know too much about property taxes until it’s too late. I get countless calls from people who are shocked by their tax bill. There […]
