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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill HB 107 Raises Voter Approval Threshold to Two-Thirds for Ad Valorem Tax Rate Elections
Last action · July 17, 2025: FiledSponsor: Valoree Swanson
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 107 requires at least a two-thirds majority vote, instead of a simple majority, in elections approving s that exceed a taxing unit's . The measure updates statutory code and public notice requirements to reflect this higher approval threshold.
Local taxing units must secure a higher proportion of voter consent to implement tax rates above statutory caps, shifting the threshold from 50 percent plus one to 66.6 percent.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Taxing units
Taxing units must obtain a two-thirds majority vote rather than a simple majority to enact tax rates exceeding voter-approval thresholds.
Property taxpayers
Voters face a higher electoral barrier for approving property tax rate increases proposed by local taxing authorities.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 17, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Stricter Electoral Threshold for Local Tax Rates
The bill systematically replaces simple majority requirements with a two-thirds majority across multiple tax and health codes.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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