What to do about increased property valuations

I've heard from many constituents who are concerned about their increased property valuations. Did you know that your local taxing entities can adopt a tax rate that won't raise your property taxes, even if your property valuations have increased?

The No New Revenue Rate is the adoption of the tax rate that would produce the same revenue as the previous year, resulting in a lowered rate to offset the increased revenue caused by inflated home appraisals. In turn, this would produce a lower tax bill for Texans. As school districts, municipalities, and counties adopt their budgets, they will be considering the revenue rate that will need to be adopted to accommodate for the budget they adopt.

In the 88th session, the Texas Legislature passed the largest property tax relief bill in Texas history. This package secured $18 billion in relief in the form of increased homestead exemptions, a school maintenance and operations buy down, appraisal caps, and more. However, the relief packages the legislature passes become obsolete for some homeowners when local taxing entities adopt new revenue rates, which increase your taxes once again and nullify the cuts made by the legislature. Encourage our local governments to adopt a No New Revenue Rate when looking at the budgets for the next fiscal year. Click here to read more about No New Tax Revenue Rates.  

Below are the proposed and approved budgets of each county, city, and school district in House District 73. Each of these entities are presently in different phases of drafting and adopting their budgets. Please review these plans to spend our tax dollars and contact your local school district, municipality, or county and ask them to adopt a No New Revenue Rate. I will continue to encourage local taxing entities to combat rising property taxes and support transparency throughout the budgeting process.

Counties:

Comal County: 
(No Calendar Currently Available) 
Comal County Financial Transparency 
Auditor's Office:     (830) 221-1200 

Hays County: 
Hay County Budget Calendar 
Hays County Financial Transparency  
Budget Officer: Vickie Dorsett  
(512) 395-2275 

Cities:

Bulverde: 
Bulverde City Calendar  
Bulverde Financial Transparency  
Finance Director: Sharon Nelson
(830) 380-3040

Dripping Springs: 
Drippings Springs City Calendar  
Dripping Springs Financial Transparency   
City Treasurer/Deputy City Administrator: Shawn Cox 
(512) 858-4725

Garden Ridge: 
Garden Ridge City Calendar  
Garden Ridge Financial Transparency   
Finance/HR Director: Robyn Achu
(210) 651-6632

Schertz: 
Schertz City Calendar  
Schertz Financial Transparency  
City Hall:  (210) 619-1140

New Braunfels: 
New Braunfels City Calendar 
New Braunfels Financial Transparency  
City Hall:  (830 ) 221-4000

Wimberley: 
Wimberley City Calendar 
Wimberley Budget Draft 
City Administrator: Timothy Patek     
(512) 648-2402

Woodcreek: 
Woodcreek City Calendar
Woodcreek Budget Draft 
Woodcreek City Hall: (512) 847-9390

School Districts:

Comal ISD: 
Comal ISD District Calendar 
Comal ISD Budget Draft 
District Office: (830) 221-2000

Dripping Springs ISD: 
Dripping Springs ISD District Calendar  
Dripping Springs ISD Budget Draft 
CFO: Gina Mitschke
(512) 858-3006

New Braunfels ISD: 
New Braunfels ISD District Calendar 
New Braunfels ISD Approved Budget 
CFO: Paul McLarty      
(830) 643-5758 

Wimberley ISD: 
Wimberley ISD District Calendar  
Wimberley ISD Financial Transparency  
CFO: Moises Santiago      
(512) 847-2414

Thank you to all residents of House District 73 for your continued support. I will continue to fight to ensure skyrocketing property taxes come to an end. We will pave the way to eliminate property taxes entirely, restoring true property ownership to the people of Texas.

Carrie Isaac