Title TX, Tax Code

Sec. 23.9805. ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) The chief appraiser shall determine separately each applicant's right to have the applicant's land appraised under this subchapter. After considering the application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser shall, as soon as pract…

Sec. 23.9806. APPLICATION DENIAL BASED ON ZONE LOCATION. (a) Before a chief appraiser may deny an application under Section 23.9805 on the ground that the land is not located in an aesthetic management zone, critical wildlife habitat zone, or streamside management zone, the chief…

Sec. 23.9807. CHANGE OF USE OF LAND. (a) If the use of land that has been appraised as provided by this subchapter changes to a use that qualifies the land for appraisal under Subchapter E, an additional tax is imposed on the land equal to the difference between: (1) the taxes im…

Sec. 23.9808. OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS ON LAND. The eligibility of land for appraisal under this subchapter does not end because a lessee under an oil and gas lease begins conducting oil and gas operations over which the Railroad Commission of Texas has jurisdiction on the land if …

Sec. 24.31. APPRAISAL AT HEADQUARTERS. The chief appraiser for the county in which the owner of rolling stock used by a railroad resides or maintains a principal place of business in this state shall appraise for taxation the rolling stock owned on January 1. However, if the owne…

Sec. 24.32. ROLLING STOCK INFORMATION REPORTS. (a) In addition to any reports required by Chapter 22, a person who on January 1 owns or manages and controls as a fiduciary any rolling stock used in the operation of a railroad shall file a property information report listing the r…

Sec. 24.33. REPORT OF LEASED ROLLING STOCK FORWARDED. If the owner of leased rolling stock resides in this state or maintains a place of business in this state, the chief appraiser receiving the lessee's report required by Subsection (b) of Section 24.32 of this code shall delive…

Sec. 24.34. INTERSTATE ALLOCATION. (a) If the railroad operates in another state or country, the chief appraiser shall allocate to this state the proportion of the total market value of the rolling stock that fairly reflects its use in this state during the preceding tax year. (b…

Sec. 24.35. NOTICE, REVIEW, AND PROTEST. (a) The chief appraiser shall deliver notice to the owner of the rolling stock as provided by Section 25.19 of this code and present the appraised value for review and protest as provided by Chapter 41 of this code. (b) Review and protests…

Sec. 24.36. CERTIFICATION TO COMPTROLLER. On approval of the appraised value of the rolling stock as provided by Chapter 41 of this code, the chief appraiser shall certify to the comptroller the amount of market value allocated to this state for each owner whose rolling stock is …

Sec. 24.365. CORRECTION OF CERTIFIED AMOUNT. (a) A chief appraiser who discovers that the chief appraiser's certification to the comptroller of the amount of the market value of rolling stock allocated to this state under Section 24.36 was incomplete or incorrect shall immediatel…

Sec. 24.37. INTRASTATE APPORTIONMENT. The comptroller shall apportion the appraised value of each owner's rolling stock to each county in which the railroad using it operates according to the ratio the mileage of road owned by the railroad in the county bears to the total mileage…

Sec. 24.38. CERTIFICATION OF APPORTIONED VALUE. Before July 26, the comptroller shall certify to the county assessor-collector for each county in which a railroad operates: (1) the county's apportioned amount of the market value of each owner's rolling stock; and (2) the name and…

Sec. 24.39. IMPOSITION OF TAX. The county assessor-collector and commissioners court may not change the apportioned values certified as provided by this subchapter. The county assessor-collector shall add each owner's rolling stock and the value apportioned to the county as certi…

Sec. 24.40. OMITTED PROPERTY. (a) If a chief appraiser discovers that rolling stock used in this state and subject to appraisal by him has not been appraised and apportioned to the counties in one of the two preceding years, he shall appraise the property as of January 1 for each…

Sec. 25.01. PREPARATION OF APPRAISAL RECORDS. (a) By May 15 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the chief appraiser shall prepare appraisal records listing all property that is taxable in the district and stating the appraised value of each. (b) The chief appraiser with the app…

Sec. 25.011. SPECIAL APPRAISAL RECORDS. (a) The chief appraiser for each appraisal district shall prepare and maintain a record of property specially appraised under Chapter 23 of this code and subject, in the future, to additional taxation for change in use or status. (b) The re…

Sec. 25.02. FORM AND CONTENT. (a) The appraisal records shall be in the form prescribed by the comptroller and shall include: (1) the name and address of the owner or, if the name or address is unknown, a statement that it is unknown; (2) real property; (3) separately taxable est…

Sec. 25.025. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN HOME ADDRESS INFORMATION. (a) This section applies only to: (1) a current or former peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or surviving spouse of the peace officer; (2) the adult child of a cu…

Sec. 25.026. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN SHELTER CENTER AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM ADDRESS INFORMATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Family violence shelter center" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code. (2) "Sexual assault program" has the meaning assigned…

Sec. 25.027. RESTRICTION ON POSTING INFORMATION ON INTERNET WEBSITE. (a) Information in appraisal records may not be posted on the Internet if the information: (1) is a photograph, sketch, or floor plan of an improvement to real property that is designed primarily for use as a hu…

Sec. 25.03. DESCRIPTION. (a) Property shall be described in the appraisal records with sufficient certainty to identify it. The description of a manufactured home shall include the correct identification or serial number of the home or the Department of Housing and Urban Developm…

Sec. 25.04. SEPARATE ESTATES OR INTERESTS. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, when different persons own land and improvements in separate estates or interests, each separately owned estate or interest shall be listed separately in the name of the owner of each if the …

Sec. 25.05. LIFE ESTATES. Real property owned by a life tenant and remainderman shall be listed in the name of the life tenant. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2270, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.

Sec. 25.06. PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY POSSESSORY OR SECURITY INTEREST. (a) Except as provided by Section 25.07, property encumbered by a leasehold or other possessory interest or by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other interest securing payment or performance of an obligation shall b…

Sec. 25.07. LEASEHOLD AND OTHER POSSESSORY INTERESTS IN EXEMPT PROPERTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property that is exempt from taxation to the owner of the estate or interest encumbered by the posse…

Sec. 25.08. IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) through (f), an improvement may be listed in the name of the owner of the land on which the improvement is located. (b) If a person who is not entitled to exemption owns an improvement on exempt land, the improve…

Sec. 25.09. CONDOMINIUMS AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. (a) A separately owned apartment or unit in a condominium as defined in the Condominium Act shall be listed in the name of the owner of each particular apartment or unit. The value of each apartment or unit shall include the…

Sec. 25.10. STANDING TIMBER. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, standing timber may be listed together with the land on which it is located in the name of the owner of the land. (b) If a person who is not entitled to exemption owns standing timber …

Sec. 25.11. UNDIVIDED INTERESTS. (a) Except as provided by Section 25.12 of this code and by Subsection (b) of this section, a property owned in undivided interests may be listed jointly in the name of all owners of undivided interests in the property or in the name of any one or…

Sec. 25.12. MINERAL INTEREST. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, each separate interest in minerals in place shall be listed separately from other interests in the minerals in place in the name of the owner of the interest. (b) Separate interests in mineral…

Sec. 25.13. EXEMPT PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CONTRACT OF SALE. Property that is exempt from taxation to the titleholder but is subject on January 1 to a contract of sale to a person not entitled to exemption shall be listed in the name of the purchaser. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2273, c…

Sec. 25.135. QUALIFYING TRUSTS. The interest of a qualifying trust as defined by Section 11.13(j) in a residence homestead shall be listed in the name of the trustor of the trust. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

Sec. 25.16. PROPERTY LOSING EXEMPTION DURING TAX YEAR. (a) If an exemption applicable to a property on January 1 terminates during the tax year, the property shall be listed in the name of the person who owns or acquires the property on the date applicability of the exemption ter…

Sec. 25.17. PROPERTY OVERLAPPING TAXING UNIT OR APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. (a) If real property is located partially outside and partially inside a taxing unit's boundaries, the portion inside the unit's boundaries shall be listed separately from the remaining portion. (b) If…

Sec. 25.18. PERIODIC REAPPRAISALS. (a) Each appraisal office shall implement the plan for periodic reappraisal of property approved by the board of directors under Section 6.05(i). The plan may not include a standard or timeline that prevents the chief appraiser from appraising p…

Sec. 25.19. NOTICE OF APPRAISED VALUE. (a) By April 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable if the property is a single-family residence that qualifies for an exemption under Section 11.13, or by May 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable in connection with any other property, the…

Sec. 25.192. NOTICE OF RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ELIGIBILITY. (a) This section applies only to residential property that has not qualified for a residence homestead exemption in the current tax year. (b) If the records of the appraisal district indicate that the address of th…

Sec. 25.193. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CANCELED OR REDUCED EXEMPTIONS. (a) By April 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable if the property is a single-family residence that qualifies for an exemption under Section 11.13, or by May 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable in connection with…

Sec. 25.195. INSPECTION BY PROPERTY OWNER. (a) After the chief appraiser has submitted the appraisal records to the appraisal review board as provided by Section 25.22(a), a property owner or the owner's designated agent is entitled to inspect and copy the appraisal records relat…

Sec. 25.20. ACCESS BY TAXING UNITS. The chief appraiser shall give the assessor for a taxing unit in the district reasonable access to the appraisal records at any time. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2274, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., …

Sec. 25.21. OMITTED PROPERTY. (a) If the chief appraiser discovers that real property was omitted from an appraisal roll in any one of the three preceding tax years or that personal property was omitted from an appraisal roll in one of the two preceding tax years, the chief appra…

Sec. 25.22. SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW AND PROTEST. (a) By May 15 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the chief appraiser shall submit the completed appraisal records to the appraisal review board for review and determination of protests. However, the chief appraiser may not submit …

Sec. 25.23. SUPPLEMENTAL APPRAISAL RECORDS. (a) After submission of appraisal records, the chief appraiser shall prepare supplemental appraisal records listing: (1) each taxable property the chief appraiser discovers that is not included in the records already submitted, includin…

Sec. 25.24. APPRAISAL ROLL. The appraisal records, as changed by order of the appraisal review board and approved by that board, constitute the appraisal roll for the district. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2276, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st…

Sec. 25.25. CORRECTION OF APPRAISAL ROLL. (a) Except as provided by Chapters 41 and 42 of this code and by this section, the appraisal roll may not be changed. (b) The chief appraiser may change the appraisal roll at any time to correct a name or address, a determination of owner…