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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill HB 250 restructures disabled veteran property tax exemptions into percentage-based tiers
Last action · August 20, 2025: Referred to Ways & MeansSponsor: David Cook
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 250 replaces fixed-dollar property tax exemptions for disabled veterans with percentage-based exemptions ranging from 20 to 100 percent based on disability ratings, effective January 1, 2026, contingent upon voter approval of a constitutional amendment. Surviving spouses and unmarried minor children become entitled to an exemption amount equal to the dollar value of the veteran's exemption at death. The measure also allows individuals who acquire property after January 1 to receive exemptions for the applicable portion of the tax year immediately upon qualification.
- Ad valorem property taxes in Texas are levied by local taxing units such as counties, cities, and school districts based on the assessed value of property. context
- Changes to property tax exemptions for disabled veterans in Texas typically require a constitutional amendment approved by voters statewide. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Disabled veterans
Surviving spouses of disabled veterans
They become entitled to a property tax exemption equal to the dollar amount of the deceased veteran's exemption for as long as they remain unmarried.
Surviving children under 18 of disabled veterans
Unmarried minor children share an exemption amount computed by dividing the dollar amount of the veteran's exemption at death by the number of eligible children.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Aug 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways & Means
- Aug 20, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Aug 19, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Transition from Flat Exemptions to Percentage Tiers
The bill structurally moves Texas property tax law away from static dollar deductions ($5,000 to $12,000) to proportional percentage tiers (20 to 100 percent) for disabled veterans.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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