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The latest news from the Travis Central Appraisal District
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PRESS RELEASES
Travis County Property Owners May be Eligible for Temporary Disaster-Related Relief on Their Property Taxes
February 7, 2023Property Owners Encouraged to File for Their Homestead Exemptions in the New Year
January 3, 2023Travis Central Appraisal District Restores Customer Service Operations After Ransomware Attack
December 12, 2022Travis Central Appraisal District Hit with Ransomware Attack
December 5, 2022Proposed Property Tax Rates Now Available Online for Travis County Property Owners
August 5, 20222022 Appraisal Notices On Their Way to Travis County Property Owners
April 14, 2022New Year Provides New Benefits for Property Owners With Homestead Exemptions
January 3, 2022Travis Central Appraisal District Receives International Recognition for Public Outreach Efforts
September 8, 2021Proposed Property Tax Rates Now Available Online for Travis County Property Owners
August 9, 20212021 Appraisal Notices on Their Way to Travis County Property Owners
April 15, 2021
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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