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• The bill remedies any confusion by clarifying to the property taxpayer how much of their bill will remain
• It provides information and transparency to taxpayers. about the school property taxes that they pay.
• A taxpayer is at this website. The taxpayer selects the gold button that you see in that page.
• Passage of the anticipated committee substitute bill allows taxpayers to also learn the percentage of
• To make this as easy as possible for the taxing entity and for the taxpayer.

Bills: HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR2, HJR4, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34, HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34

Keywords: school district, ad valorem tax, local revenue, tax collection, education funding, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure, Texas-Mexico border, ad valorem taxation, farm products, livestock, timber, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer, constitutional amendment

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• , even if the property owner pursues a protest.
• One way to protest? Equal and uniform taxation is to protest unequal appraisal.
• When a taxpayer brings an equity protest, market value and sales comps do not belong in the room, period
• Just do it under a market value protest, not by reshaping an equity protest into something that it is
• Most taxpayers will see their property taxes increase because some taxpayers obtain a less-than-market-value

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• that have been affected. ...taxpayers.
• When a taxpayer brings an equity protest, market value and sales comps do not belong in the room.
• Just do it under a market value protest, not by reshaping an equity protest into something that it is
• Most taxpayers will see their property taxes increase because Some taxpayers obtain a less than market
• The taxpayers of Texas only netted $658 million of tax relief, and again, the taxpayers are frustrated

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• </c> into a hyperbolic protest. into a hyperbolic protest.
• or legitimate protests.
• Um, but ultimately the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers get<01:08:34.080><c> to</c><01:08:34.239><c> pay
• It is about broad protest.
• Um protesters.

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• Clarifying this issue will save time and taxpayer money.
• protest.
• So would the protest, and I'm not familiar with those deadlines.
• Protests are over then they can go to the final award.
• For private businesses that have nothing to do with taxpayer funds?

Bills: HB 111, HB1545, HB2145, HB2467, HB2520, HB4136, HB4181, HB4214, HB4218, HB4219, HB4359, HB4437, HB4822, HB111

Keywords: Texas Public Information Act, open records, public records, government transparency, confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, governmental body, Chapter 552, public information law, nonprofit association, quasi-governmental entity, economic development, trade secrets, proprietary information, commercial financial information, Alamo restoration, local workforce board, TDCJ contract facility, civil commitment facility, water supply corporation

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• Well, they have the ability to protest.
• We're in the protest period now.
• The majority of protests have been heard, if not all.
• And the services that they provide their taxpayers and it has implications for the individual. taxpayer
• Taxpayers are often frustrated too.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• First, the taxpayer.
• So is this good for taxpayers?
• Well, they can then protest to say that this is unfair.
• protest the values.
• I'm going to request a reform for taxpayers.

Bills: HB329, HB361, HB546, HB1547, HB1745, HB2786, HB3235, HB3370, HB3575, HJR83

Keywords: appraisal, property value, residential real estate, tax code, appraisal review board, property owners, property tax, homeowners, property owner rights, property appraisal, taxation, Texas Tax Code, real estate, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, market value, condemnation, tax appraisal, open-space land, land use

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• that also are property taxpayers.
• So we, we still allow taxpayers to file, uh, based on paper and we do have some that do a lot of taxpayers
• It's more efficient for the taxpayer as well, but there is definitely a lag there in terms of taxpayer
• of those protests are.
• And taxpayer.

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• So it's, this gives a, a little bit of a, a fair playing field for the taxpayer.
• House Bill 1533 is a key part of our taxpayer rights agenda, which you have in front of you.
• And preventing unnecessary court expedited appeals that could harm taxpayers.
• Anecdotally, 95+% of those protests are filed on market value and equal and uniform.
• Uh, those are taxpayer dollars coming from the appraisal district.

Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax

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• </c> an incident where there was a protest an incident where there was a protest that<00:23:44.200><c
• So, it's not protesters were paid.
• And I have joined these protests, and there are not paid protesters there.
• </c> there are not paid protesters there. there are not paid protesters there.
• It's not to protect protesters.

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• </c> conducts a protest in there's a protest conducts a protest in there's a protest going<03:29:44.560
• And I asked it in honesty. protest. protest.
• to the protest?
• to the protest?
• </c> to protest. to protest.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The ARB's purpose is to act as an independent body resolving disputes between taxpayers and appraisal
• I mean, taxing entity employees, and I would not want to be a taxpayer who had to file appraisal protests
• You know, we are seeing increasing volume as more and more property owners protest their appraisals.
• I think it'll make it more efficient, and I also think it'll save taxpayers money.
• I presume when you say you save taxpayers money, it's just by not having a delay in the purchase of a

Bills: HB3557, HB5578, SB973, SB974, SB2068, SB2073

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal

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• We should not continue to burden the Arizona taxpayer by pouring money into building inside a regulatory
• Funded by billions of taxpayer dollars, it is unacceptable that this network operated for nearly six
• identifying information includes a Social Security number, a passport number, a driver’s license number, a taxpayer

Bills: SB1086, SB1193, SB1318, SB1345, SB1346, SB1451, SB1496, SB1611, SB1630, SB1631, SB1632, SB1672

Keywords: reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT

Bills: SB213, HB24, HB163, HB226, HB271, HB288, HB319, HB24

Keywords: utility tax, poultry industry, energy consumption, agricultural exemption, tax exemption, HB24, Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program, EMS, emergency medical services, EMSP, paramedic training, EMT training, tuition reimbursement, scholarship, workforce development, volunteer rescue squad, volunteer fire department, ambulance service, nonprofit ambulance, Alabama Department of Public Health

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• challenge for us as we try to remain competitive and provide reliable services. is provided to our taxpayers
• for those services, and only about 5% of those bills were collected. of that is coming from our taxpayers

Bills: HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107

Keywords: ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services

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• This would help property owners find comparables when protesting their appraisals.
• Without adequate ARB members, appraisal districts are unable to complete the high volume of protests
• And I would not want to be a taxpayer.
• Who had Uh, uh, appraisal, uh, protest before a board and then find out later.
• So I think it'll make it more efficient, and I also think it'll save taxpayers money.

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• To the taxpayers, I see your point, and I appreciate that.
• Sure, it, it does take into consideration properties still under protest.
• The the taxpayers willing to pay that.
• that right to protest to continue to, to go down those roads.
• The, the taxpayers' rights at all levels are withheld within this bill.

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• So we still allow taxpayers to file.
• I guess if they do. protest, then what happens?
• But if they protest, what is the process after that?
• of those protests are, we could get numbers.
• Ultimately, it is the local taxpayer.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And among the protesters were children, the elderly, even pets.
• AND AMONG THE PROTESTERS WERE CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, EVEN PETS.
• Unemployed Californians had their benefits stolen, and taxpayers were Vulnerable among us.
• Unemployed Californians had their benefits stolen, and taxpayers were taxed to fund criminals.
• Taxpayers were taxed to fund criminals.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• All the way around, it's coming from taxpayers. taxpayers, and I would much rather repurpose DPS vehicles
• We have filed specifications protests.
• those specifications protests.
• They must file a protest within 10 days. The protest process is a two-layer process.
• We filed a protest on the, I think it was the Starship RSA RFP a few years ago. We won the protest.

Bills: HB149, HB252, HB643, HB1442, HB1500, HB1672, HB1851, HB1893, HB2028, HB2768, HB2818, HB149, HB252

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access