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Tax Rates and Levies
Tax Code Section 5.091 requires the Comptroller's office to prepare a list that includes the total tax rate imposed by each taxing unit in this state, as reported to the comptroller by each appraisal district. The tax rates included are for the year in which the list is prepared and must be listed alphabetically according to the county or counties in which each taxing unit is located, and by the name of each taxing unit. The Comptroller's Property Tax Assistance Division (PTAD) publishes this list not later than Jan. 1 of the following year, as required.
An * by the taxing unit name in the spreadsheet indicates that the appraisal district did not provide the tax rates requested by the Property Tax Assistance Division.
An ** by the taxing unit name in the special district spreadsheet indicates that the taxing unit is a community college district that may collect a tax in some school districts under Education Code Chapter 130. This allows for a different tax rate for branch campuses in those school districts.
Local appraisal districts report market values, taxable values and tax rates to the Comptroller’s office using the Electronic Appraisal Roll Submission system and Comptroller Form 50-886-a, Tax Rate Submission Spreadsheet (XLSX). The Electronic Appraisal Roll Submission Manual (PDF) provides details on the submission process.
The levies shown do not reflect actual tax collections. We calculate the levies shown using information reported by appraisal districts with certain adjustments made to reflect taxable values reported for school funding purposes. The reported taxable value information may differ from local data due to appraisal roll changes after reporting and/or the adjustments made (such as local optional exemptions, certain property categories, deferral and TIF deductions) that are not included for school funding purposes.
We publish school district tax rate and levy information in conjunction with publishing the School District Property Value Study (SDPVS) preliminary findings which must be certified to the commissioner of education prior to Feb. 1 each year. We update this information, along with the city, county and special district rates and levies, by August 31 of the same year when we publish the certified SDPVS final taxable values to the commissioner of education. We may publish subsequent updates to report the most accurate data; therefore, the reported information is subject to change.
Tax Code Section 26.16 requires each county to maintain an internet website. The county assessor-collector for each county must post on the internet website certain tax rate information for each taxing unit in the county. Comptroller Rule 9.1002, Posting of Tax Rates on County's Internet Website, prescribes the manner in which the information must be presented. Contact your local county tax assessor-collector for more information.