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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 118 directs federal border reimbursement funds to homestead property tax rebates and school tax compression
Last action · July 17, 2025: FiledSponsor: Jay Dean
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What This Bill Proposed
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is required to distribute onetime property tax rebate checks to eligible homestead owners using federal border security reimbursement funds received by April 30, 2026, while funds received after that date must be used for school district .
- The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts manages state finances, tax collections, and the distribution of state funds. context
- Homestead exemptions in Texas provide property tax relief on a homeowner's primary residence under Section 11.13 of the Tax Code. 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.
Homestead Property Owners
Eligible homestead households receive a onetime rebate check funded by federal reimbursements.
School Districts
School districts receive appropriated funds for property tax rate compression from federal reimbursements received after May 1, 2026.
Comptroller of Public Accounts
The comptroller is tasked with calculating, deducting administrative costs, issuing, and distributing the rebate checks.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to receive the onetime rebate check?
What happens to federal reimbursement funds received after May 1, 2026?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 17, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Split Funding Timeline
The bill creates a distinct temporal cutoff on May 1, 2026, dividing federal reimbursements between direct resident rebates and school tax rate compression.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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