NEWS
The latest news from the Travis Central Appraisal District
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Cynthia Martinez
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PRESS RELEASES
2025 Market Values On Their Way To Travis County Property Owners
April 9, 2025Travis County Property Owners to Begin Receiving Homestead Exemption Verification Notices
November 6, 2024Proposed Property Tax Bills Now Available Online for Travis County Property Owners
August 7, 2024Travis County Property Owners May Be Eligible for Temporary Disaster-Related Relief on Their Property Taxes
June 17, 20242024 Appraisal Notices On Their Way to Travis County Property Owners
April 11, 2024New Year Brings Changes to Property Tax System
January 3, 2024Leana Mann Confirmed as Next Chief Appraiser for Travis County
December 13, 2023Leana Mann Named Lone Finalist for Travis CAD Chief Appraiser
November 10, 2023Proposed Property Tax Rates Available Online for Travis County Property Owners
August 7, 2023Travis CAD Chief Appraiser Announces Retirement Planned for Early 2024
August 4, 2023
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Each Texas county is served by an appraisal district that determines the value of all of the county’s real and personal property. Generally, a local government that collects property taxes, such as a county, city and school district, is a member of the appraisal district.
Taxing entities are the local government entities such as cities, hospital districts, junior colleges, and municipal utility districts. Taxing entities provide services to the taxpayers they service such as schools, roads, police, fire, and other services taxpayers expect.
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Property is taxed by the authority of the Texas Constitution. The Constitution sets forth five basic principles for property taxes in Texas.
- Taxes must be equal and uniform. No single property or type of property should pay more than its fair share.
- Property must be appraised on its current market value meaning the price that it would sell for on the open market when both the buyer and seller seek the best price and neither is under pressure to buy or sell.
- Each property in a county must have a single appraised value. This is guaranteed by the use of the county appraisal districts.
- All property is taxable unless federal or state law exempts it from the tax.
- Property owners have a right to reasonable notice of increases in their appraised property value.
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