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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Proposes Lowering Homestead Appraisal Growth Cap to 102 Percent
Last action · August 20, 2025: Referred to Ways & MeansSponsor: Mitch Little
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas lawmakers are advancing a constitutional amendment for the May 2, 2026 ballot to lower the annual appraisal growth cap for s from 110 percent to 102 percent of the preceding year's value for property tax purposes.
Homeowners statewide face smaller potential increases in their annual property taxable values if voters approve the measure, directly altering how much appraisal districts can raise taxable home values year over year.
- Article VIII of the Texas Constitution governs taxation and revenue, establishing parameters for property appraisals and exemptions. 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.
residence homestead owners
Property owners experience a lower statutory cap on how much their home's appraised taxable value can rise each year.
appraisal entities
Appraisal districts must calculate property tax caps using the new 102 percent limit instead of the prior 110 percent threshold.
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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 18, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Lowering Property Appraisal Caps
The measure tightens the appraisal growth limit from 110 percent to 102 percent, representing a stricter constraint on taxable value increases.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz55Current news / social attention level
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