PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM The Texas local property tax is just that — a local tax, assessed locally, collected locally and used locally. More than 3,700 local governments in Texas — school districts, cities, counties and various special districts collect and spend these taxes. The local property tax is the largest single funding source for community services. State government receives no benefit from these local taxes. Your local property taxes help to pay for your public schools, city streets, county roads, police departments, fire protection and many other vital programs. Your property tax bill is due [...]

PROPERTY TAX DEFERRALS If you are having trouble paying property taxes on your home this year, there is a law that may provide limited help.The law applies only in a few cases, and the provisions are not well known. If the law applies to you, you can postpone paying taxes on a portion of the increase in your home’s value by submitting the appropriate form to the Travis Central Appraisal District. Taxes will continue to accrue and you will owe interest at the rate of 8% per year on the postponed tax amounts. However, taxing [...]

TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYER LIAISON OFFICER The role of the Taxpayer Liaison Officer (TLO), as defined in the Texas Property Tax Code Sec. 6.052, is to assist local property owners with questions and concerns regarding the policies and procedures of the local appraisal district or Appraisal Review Board. The TLO can be a valuable resource for property owners to get their questions answered, file complaints about their experience, or understand appraisal district or ARB processes as defined by the tax code. The TLO is responsible for working with property owners to understand these issues and [...]

PUBLIC INFORMATION The Travis Central Appraisal District regularly posts and updates the documents below for public review. If you would like to request information or documents that are not listed, please use the contact information below to submit a public information request. Public information requests for the Travis Central Appraisal District should be submitted via TCAD's online portal. SUBMIT REQUEST Public information requests for the Travis Appraisal Review Board should be submitted to the ARB Chair: Travis Appraisal Review Board ATTN: ARB Chairperson P.O. Box 149012 Austin, TX 78714 [email protected] [...]

ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) Board of Directors hires the Chief Appraiser, approves the TCAD budget, approves contracts, and sets general policies. The Board does not appraise property or review property values. Beginning in July 2024, the TCAD Board of Directors will include 3 directors elected by the voters of Travis County. The candidates for the May 2024 election will appear on the ballot in the following order: Place 1 Don Zimmerman Jett Hanna Place 2 Shenghao “Daniel” Wang Jonathan Patschke Matt Mackowiak Place [...]

CIRCUIT BREAKER LIMITATION Beginning in 2024, real property valued at $5 million or less will benefit from a 20 percent limitation on the net appraised value of the property used to calculate property taxes. Each property that qualifies will receive a Notice of Appraised Value, typically in April, that specifies the market value of the property as of January 1. These properties will also have a net appraised value that will be the lesser amount of: last year's net appraised value plus 20 percent OR this year's market value. You must own the property [...]