Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. Appraisal Districts
Section 6.062. Publication of Budget

Sec. 6.062. PUBLICATION OF BUDGET. (a) Not later than the 10th day before the date of the public hearing at which the board of directors considers the appraisal district budget, the chief appraiser shall give notice of the public hearing by publishing the notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county for which the appraisal district is established. The notice may not be smaller than one-quarter page of a standard-size or tabloid-size newspaper and may not be published in the part of the paper in which legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
(b) The notice must set out the time, date, and place of the public hearing and must set out a summary of the proposed budget. The summary must set out as separate items:
(1) the total amount of the proposed budget;
(2) the amount of increase proposed from the budget adopted for the current year; and
(3) the number of employees compensated under the current budget and the number of employees to be compensated under the proposed budget.
(c) The notice must state that the appraisal district is supported solely by payments from the local taxing units served by the appraisal district. The notice must also contain the following statement: "If approved by the appraisal district board of directors at the public hearing, this proposed budget will take effect automatically unless disapproved by the governing bodies of the county, school districts, cities, and towns served by the appraisal district. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection in the office of each of those governing bodies."
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Tax Code

Title 1 - Property Tax Code

Subtitle B - Property Tax Administration

Chapter 6 - Local Administration

Subchapter A. Appraisal Districts

Section 6.01. Appraisal Districts Established

Section 6.02. District Boundaries

Section 6.03. Board of Directors

Section 6.031. Changes in Board Membership or Selection

Section 6.033. Recall of Director

Section 6.034. Optional Staggered Terms for Board of Directors

Section 6.035. Restrictions on Eligibility and Conduct of Board Members and Chief Appraisers and Their Relatives

Section 6.036. Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited

Section 6.037. Participation of Conservation and Reclamation Districts in Appraisal District Matters

Section 6.04. Organization, Meetings, and Compensation

Section 6.05. Appraisal Office

Section 6.0501. Appointment of Eligible Chief Appraiser by Comptroller

Section 6.051. Ownership or Lease of Real Property

Section 6.052. Taxpayer Liaison Officer

Section 6.053. Assistance to Emergency Management Authorities

Section 6.054. Restriction on Employment by Appraisal District

Section 6.06. Appraisal District Budget and Financing

Section 6.061. Changes in Method of Financing

Section 6.062. Publication of Budget

Section 6.063. Financial Audit

Section 6.07. Taxing Unit Boundaries

Section 6.08. Notice of Optional Exemptions

Section 6.09. Designation of District Depository

Section 6.10. Disapproval of Board Actions

Section 6.11. Purchasing and Contracting Authority

Section 6.12. Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board

Section 6.13. District Records

Section 6.14. Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council

Section 6.15. Ex Parte Communications; Penalty

Section 6.155. Certain Communications by Taxing Units Prohibited; Penalty

Section 6.16. Residential Property Owner Assistance