Texas Statutes
Chapter 26 - Assessment
Section 26.18. Posting of Tax Rate and Budget Information by Taxing Unit on Website

Sec. 26.18. POSTING OF TAX RATE AND BUDGET INFORMATION BY TAXING UNIT ON WEBSITE. Each taxing unit shall maintain an Internet website or have access to a generally accessible Internet website that may be used for the purposes of this section. Each taxing unit shall post or cause to be posted on the Internet website the following information in a format prescribed by the comptroller:
(1) the name of each member of the governing body of the taxing unit;
(2) the mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the taxing unit;
(3) the official contact information for each member of the governing body of the taxing unit, if that information is different from the information described by Subdivision (2);
(4) the taxing unit's budget for the preceding two years;
(5) the taxing unit's proposed or adopted budget for the current year;
(6) the change in the amount of the taxing unit's budget from the preceding year to the current year, by dollar amount and percentage;
(7) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the amount of property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations for:
(A) the preceding two years; and
(B) the current year;
(8) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the amount of property tax revenue budgeted for debt service for:
(A) the preceding two years; and
(B) the current year;
(9) the tax rate for maintenance and operations adopted by the taxing unit for the preceding two years;
(10) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the tax rate for debt service adopted by the taxing unit for the preceding two years;
(11) in the case of a school district, the interest and sinking fund tax rate adopted by the district for the preceding two years;
(12) the tax rate for maintenance and operations proposed by the taxing unit for the current year;
(13) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the tax rate for debt service proposed by the taxing unit for the current year;
(14) in the case of a school district, the interest and sinking fund tax rate proposed by the district for the current year; and
(15) the most recent financial audit of the taxing unit.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 57, eff. January 1, 2020.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Tax Code

Title 1 - Property Tax Code

Subtitle D - Appraisal and Assessment

Chapter 26 - Assessment

Section 26.01. Submission of Rolls to Taxing Units

Section 26.012. Definitions

Section 26.013. Unused Increment Rate

Section 26.02. Assessment Ratios Prohibited

Section 26.03. Treatment of Captured Appraised Value and Tax Increment

Section 26.04. Submission of Roll to Governing Body; No-New-Revenue and Voter-Approval Tax Rates

Section 26.041. Tax Rate of Unit Imposing Additional Sales and Use Tax

Section 26.042. Calculation and Adoption of Certain Tax Rates in Disaster Area

Section 26.043. Voter-Approval and No-New-Revenue Tax Rates in City Imposing Mass Transit Sales and Use Tax

Section 26.044. No-New-Revenue Tax Rate to Pay for State Criminal Justice Mandate

Section 26.0441. Tax Rate Adjustment for Indigent Health Care

Section 26.0442. Tax Rate Adjustment for County Indigent Defense Compensation Expenditures

Section 26.0443. Tax Rate Adjustment for Eligible County Hospital Expenditures

Section 26.0444. Tax Rate Adjustment for Defunding Municipality

Section 26.045. Voter-Approval Tax Rate Relief for Pollution Control Requirements

Section 26.05. Tax Rate

Section 26.0501. Limitation on Tax Rate of Defunding Municipality

Section 26.052. Simplified Tax Rate Notice for Taxing Units With Low Tax Levies

Section 26.06. Notice, Hearing, and Vote on Tax Increase

Section 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

Section 26.062. Additional Information to Be Included in Tax Rate Notice

Section 26.063. Alternate Provisions for Tax Rate Notice When De Minimis Rate Exceeds Voter-Approval Tax Rate

Section 26.065. Supplemental Notice of Hearing on Tax Rate Increase

Section 26.07. Automatic Election to Approve Tax Rate of Taxing Unit Other Than School District

Section 26.075. Petition Election to Reduce Tax Rate of Taxing Unit Other Than School District

Section 26.08. Automatic Election to Approve Tax Rate of School District

Section 26.081. Petition Signatures

Section 26.085. Election to Limit Dedication of School Funds to Junior College

Section 26.09. Calculation of Tax

Section 26.10. Prorating Taxes--Loss of Exemption

Section 26.11. Prorating Taxes--Acquisition by Government

Section 26.111. Prorating Taxes--Acquisition by Charitable Organization

Section 26.1115. Calculation of Taxes on Residence Homestead Generally

Section 26.112. Calculation of Taxes on Residence Homestead of Certain Persons

Section 26.1125. Calculation of Taxes on Residence Homestead of 100 Percent or Totally Disabled Veteran

Section 26.1127. Calculation of Taxes on Donated Residence Homestead of Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Disabled Veteran

Section 26.113. Prorating Taxes--Acquisition by Nonprofit Organization

Section 26.12. Units Created During Tax Year

Section 26.13. Taxing Unit Consolidation During Tax Year

Section 26.135. Tax Dates for Certain School Districts

Section 26.14. Annexation of Property During Tax Year

Section 26.15. Correction of Tax Roll

Section 26.151. Escrow Account for Property Taxes

Section 26.16. Posting of Tax-Related Information on County's Internet Website

Section 26.17. Database of Property-Tax-Related Information

Section 26.175. Property Tax Database Locator Website

Section 26.18. Posting of Tax Rate and Budget Information by Taxing Unit on Website