AGENDA REQUEST
(GENERAL)
Agenda Item 20.
(GENERAL)
Agenda Item 20.
| Meeting Date: | 09/14/2026 |
| Item Title: | Taxpayer Impact Statement |
| Submitted For: | Tracy Barrera, County Auditor |
Discuss and/or take appropriate action concerning:
| NOTICE: | Taxpayer Impact Statement Atascosa County, Texas Median-Valued Homestead Property Texas Government Code, Section 551.043 Texas Government Code 551.043(a) was amended by House Bill 1522 in 2025. This changes the notice period for government meetings from 72 hours to 3 (three) business days. This amendment also requires that any meeting at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body must include a taxpayer impact statement for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. These changes took effect on September 1, 2025. The following comparison is provided for the Median-Valued Homestead Property: Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Atascosa County: $206,980 Current Fiscal Year Taxes ($0.482888): $999 Estimated Taxes under Proposal Budget ($0.565516): $1,171 Estimated Taxes under No-New-Revenue Rate ($0.515555): $1,067 |