FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 8, 2025

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Cynthia Martinez
Chief Strategy Officer
Travis Central Appraisal District
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PROPERTY OWNERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY
DISASTER-RELATED RELIEF ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES

AUSTIN, Texas – Central Texas property owners may be eligible for a temporary disaster-related exemption to help lower their property taxes if their property was damaged during last week’s heavy rains and floods.

According to Travis Central Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Leana Mann, “Property owners who suffered damage to buildings, mobile homes, or business personal property as a result of the recent storms may be eligible for temporary relief on their 2025 property taxes.”

Tax Code Section 11.35 allows a chief appraiser to grant a temporary exemption if a property has been damaged in a state-declared disaster. To be eligible, a property must have suffered damage that totals a minimum of 15% of the property’s improvement value. This includes structures on the property, such as homes and buildings. The exemption benefit is determined by multiplying the property’s improvement value, after applying the assessment rating, by a fraction comprised of the days remaining in the tax year after the governor has declared a disaster, divided by 365.

Damage to landscaping or trees on a property cannot be included in determining eligibility for the exemption. The temporary exemption lasts until the property is reappraised.

Added Mann, “Central Texas property owners will spend the next few weeks assessing damage and rebuilding their homes and businesses. This temporary exemption can offer some property tax relief during this difficult time.”

Property owners in Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, Coke, Comal, Concho, Guadalupe, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reeves, San Saba, Travis, Tom Green, and Williamson counties may be eligible and should contact their local appraisal district for more information.

In Travis County, the deadline to apply for a temporary exemption related to the floods is Monday, October 20, 2025. Travis County property owners must complete an application and submit it to the Travis Central Appraisal District by mail, in person (850 East Anderson Lane), or online. More information, including a calculator to help property owners estimate if they qualify for this exemption, can be found on the Travis CAD website at traviscad.org/disasters.

About the Travis Central Appraisal District

The mission of Travis Central Appraisal District, in accordance with the Texas Constitution and the laws of the state, is to provide accurate appraisal of all property in Travis County at one hundred percent market value, equally and uniformly, in a professional, ethical, economical, and courteous manner, working to ensure that each taxpayer pays only their fair share of the property tax burden. For more information, please visit traviscad.org.

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