Tex. Tax Code Section 26.16
Posting of Tax-related Information on County’s Internet Website

(a)

Each county shall maintain an Internet website. The county assessor-collector for each county shall post on the Internet website maintained by the county the following information for the most recent five tax years for each taxing unit all or part of the territory of which is located in the county:

(1)

the adopted tax rate;

(2)

the maintenance and operations rate;

(3)

the debt rate;

(4)

the no-new-revenue tax rate;

(5)

the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate; and

(6)

the voter-approval tax rate.

(a-1)

For purposes of Subsection (a), a reference to the no-new-revenue tax rate or the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate includes the equivalent effective tax rate or effective maintenance and operations rate for a preceding year. This subsection expires January 1, 2026.

(b)

Each taxing unit all or part of the territory of which is located in the county shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) pertaining to the taxing unit to the county assessor-collector annually following the adoption of a tax rate by the taxing unit for the current tax year. The chief appraiser of the appraisal district established in the county may assist the county assessor-collector in identifying the taxing units required to provide information to the assessor-collector.

(c)

The information described by Subsection (a) must be presented in the form of a table under the heading “Truth in Taxation Summary.”

(d)

The county assessor-collector shall post immediately below the table prescribed by Subsection (c) the following statement:
"The county is providing this table of property tax rate information as a service to the residents of the county. Each individual taxing unit is responsible for calculating the property tax rates listed in this table pertaining to that taxing unit and providing that information to the county.
"The adopted tax rate is the tax rate adopted by the governing body of a taxing unit.
"The maintenance and operations rate is the component of the adopted tax rate of a taxing unit that will impose the amount of taxes needed to fund maintenance and operation expenditures of the taxing unit for the following year.
"The debt rate is the component of the adopted tax rate of a taxing unit that will impose the amount of taxes needed to fund the taxing unit’s debt service for the following year.
"The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate that would generate the same amount of revenue in the current tax year as was generated by a taxing unit’s adopted tax rate in the preceding tax year from property that is taxable in both the current tax year and the preceding tax year.
"The no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate is the tax rate that would generate the same amount of revenue for maintenance and operations in the current tax year as was generated by a taxing unit’s maintenance and operations rate in the preceding tax year from property that is taxable in both the current tax year and the preceding tax year.
“The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit may adopt before requiring voter approval at an election. An election will automatically be held if a taxing unit wishes to adopt a tax rate in excess of the taxing unit’s voter-approval tax rate.”

(d-1)

In addition to posting the information described by Subsection (a), the county assessor-collector shall post on the Internet website of the county for each taxing unit all or part of the territory of which is located in the county:

(1)

the tax rate calculation forms used by the designated officer or employee of each taxing unit to calculate the no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates of the taxing unit for the most recent five tax years beginning with the 2020 tax year, as certified by the designated officer or employee under Section 26.04 (Submission of Roll to Governing Body; No-new-revenue and Voter-approval Tax Rates)(d-2); and

(2)

the name and official contact information for each member of the governing body of the taxing unit.

(d-2)

By August 7 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the county assessor-collector shall post on the website the tax rate calculation forms described by Subsection (d-1)(1) for the current tax year.

(e)

The comptroller by rule shall prescribe the manner in which the information described by this section is required to be presented.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 2338), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 55, eff. January 1, 2020.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 56, eff. January 1, 2020.

Source: Section 26.16 — Posting of Tax-related Information on County's Internet Website, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.­26.­htm#26.­16 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

26.01
Submission of Rolls to Taxing Units 26.02
Assessment Ratios Prohibited 26.03
Treatment of Captured Appraised Value and Tax Increment 26.04
Submission of Roll to Governing Body 26.05
Tax Rate 26.06
Notice, Hearing, and Vote on Tax Increase 26.07
Automatic Election to Approve Tax Rate of Taxing Unit Other than School District 26.08
Automatic Election to Approve Tax Rate of School District 26.09
Calculation of Tax 26.10
Prorating Taxes--loss of Exemption 26.11
Prorating Taxes--acquisition by Government 26.012
Definitions 26.12
Units Created During Tax Year 26.013
Unused Increment Rate 26.13
Taxing Unit Consolidation During Tax Year 26.14
Annexation of Property During Tax Year 26.15
Correction of Tax Roll 26.16
Posting of Tax-related Information on County’s Internet Website 26.17
Database of Property-tax-related Information 26.18
Posting of Tax Rate and Budget Information by Taxing Unit on Website 26.041
Tax Rate of Unit Imposing Additional Sales and Use Tax 26.042
Calculation and Adoption of Certain Tax Rates in Disaster Area 26.043
Voter-approval and No-new-revenue Tax Rates in City Imposing Mass Transit Sales and Use Tax 26.044
No-new-revenue Tax Rate to Pay for State Criminal Justice Mandate 26.045
Voter-approval Tax Rate Relief for Pollution Control Requirements 26.051
Evidence of Unrecorded Tax Rate Adoption 26.052
Simplified Tax Rate Notice for Taxing Units with Low Tax Levies 26.061
Notice of Meeting to Vote on Proposed Tax Rate that Does Not Exceed Lower of No-new-revenue or Voter-approval Tax Rate 26.062
Additional Information to Be Included in Tax Rate Notice 26.063
Alternate Provisions for Tax Rate Notice When De Minimis Rate Exceeds Voter-approval Tax Rate 26.065
Supplemental Notice of Hearing on Tax Rate Increase 26.075
Petition Election to Reduce Tax Rate of Taxing Unit Other than School District 26.081
Petition Signatures 26.085
Election to Limit Dedication of School Funds to Junior College 26.111
Prorating Taxes--acquisition by Charitable Organization 26.112
Calculation of Taxes on Residence Homestead of Certain Persons 26.113
Prorating Taxes--acquisition by Nonprofit Organization 26.135
Tax Dates for Certain School Districts 26.175
Property Tax Database Locator Website 26.0441
Tax Rate Adjustment for Indigent Health Care 26.0442
Tax Rate Adjustment for County Indigent Defense Compensation Expenditures 26.0443
Tax Rate Adjustment for Eligible County Hospital Expenditures 26.0444
Tax Rate Adjustment for Defunding Municipality 26.0501
Limitation on Tax Rate of Defunding Municipality 26.1115
Calculation of Taxes on Residence Homestead Generally 26.1127
Calculation of Taxes on Donated Residence Homestead of Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Disabled Veteran
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 26.16’s source at texas​.gov