Every post names the bill, the session, and the verified status, then explains what the bill does and what it changes where you live.
HJR 36Proposing a constitutional amendment; filed Nov. 9, 2026
A low-income homeowner who is disabled or 65 or older would keep the same total property tax instead of watching it climb, as long as the taxing body that bills the property chooses the cap. Your city, county, school district and junior college are not covered, so the change would only reach other local taxing bodies. If the homeowner dies, the cap could stay with a surviving spouse who is also of limited financial means and is disabled or 55 years of age or older at the time of death. Texas voters would decide this one at the polls on Nov. 2, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 563Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
The appraisal office that sets your home's value each year would have less room to raise it. Your property tax bill is tied to that appraised value, so a smaller yearly increase means a slower-growing bill when home values jump. The cap applies only to your residence homestead, so rental and business property are not covered, and the bill text does not say what happens to the schools, cities, and counties that rely on these taxes.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HJR 23Proposing a constitutional amendment; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Your city, county, and school district would not be allowed to levy a property tax for any purpose after January 1, 2032, beyond repaying old bonds. The bill text does not say what would replace that money for schools, roads, police, and other services. Voters would decide on November 2, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 322Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you fell behind on property taxes, the collector could no longer take your payment first for penalties and interest. That money would go toward what you actually owe, and the 5 percent cap limits how much extra can pile up on a delinquent bill. The rule applies to the collector who handles your taxing unit's bill.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HJR 35Proposing a constitutional amendment; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you own a home, run a business, or rent an apartment, the limits would cap how much the appraised value used for property taxes can rise from one year to the next. Renters would feel the effect through what landlords pay in taxes and pass along in rent. The amendment would only give lawmakers permission, so a general law would still be needed before any limit applies. The measure would go to voters on November 2, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1040Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
Homeowners and renters in school districts would see relief in local school property taxes in years when state revenue runs above the threshold in the bill. Because the money can go only to property tax relief, the benefit would show up in your school tax bill rather than elsewhere in the state budget. The size of any cut would depend on how much extra revenue the state collects in each biennium. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027, but the tax changes would start with the 2029 biennium.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1037Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
Extra sales tax is what you would feel at the register, and the revenue from it is the money a city uses for property tax relief. The change would move the decision about that rate from a ballot question to your city council, so the council could raise or lower what you pay at the store without asking voters. A related change would cancel a county sales tax election if the combined rate for the county and other local taxing units would go over two percent at any spot in the county. If your city annexes land and voters approve the annexation, the city would have to repeal that extra sales tax.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 338Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
The bill covers specific counties and the cities inside them, including counties of 2.5 million or more but under 4 million people, border counties under 300,000 people that contain a city of 200,000 or more, and counties next to those large counties with 190,000 or more people. In covered areas, a city or county could pay a developer back for roads and utility lines it built for a qualifying development. A county's share would cover only property in the unincorporated part of the county. Developers would have to offer units to veterans, active duty military, first responders, and school district employees, and to follow federal rules that protect tenants in the lease.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1075Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
Homeowners who live in their home would see the operations part of their school tax bill go down, while school districts would get state money to cover the gap. For tax rate limits and debt service, districts and assessors would keep using the property values that apply without the new exemption. The change applies only to taxes starting on or after January 1, 2028, so this school year is not affected. The decision point is the statewide vote on the constitutional amendment.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → 