HB 266

relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a
school district of all or part of the appraised value of the
residence homesteads of certain individuals who are employed by
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 11.13, Tax Code, is amended by amending
Subsection (i) and adding Subsection (s) to read as follows:
(i)  The assessor and collector for a taxing unit may
disregard the exemptions authorized by Subsection (b), (c), (d),
[or] (n), or (s) [of this section] and assess and collect a tax
pledged for payment of debt without deducting the amount of the
(1)  prior to adoption of the exemption, the taxing
unit pledged the taxes for the payment of a debt; and
(2)  granting the exemption would impair the obligation
of the contract creating the debt.
(s)  If the governing body of a school district in the manner
required by law for official action by the governing body adopts the
exemption, an individual is entitled to an exemption from taxation
by the district of all or part of the appraised value of the
individual's residence homestead if the individual is employed
full-time by the district as a classroom teacher, school counselor
certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code,
librarian, or school nurse.  The governing body may adopt the
exemption authorized by this subsection as a percentage of the
appraised value of the residence homestead.  The percentage
specified by the governing body may not be less than 20 percent.
The exemption authorized by this subsection is in addition to any
other exemptions provided by this section.
SECTION 2.  Section 403.302(d), Government Code, as
effective until January 1, 2027, is amended to read as follows:
(d)  For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means
the market value of all taxable property less:
(1)  the total dollar amount of any residence homestead
exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b), [or] (c), or
(s), Tax Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each
(2)  one-half of the total dollar amount of any
residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax
Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school
(3)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements
authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;
(4)  subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount
of any captured appraised value of property that:
(A)  is within a reinvestment zone created on or
before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the
boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and
the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment
fund by a school district are described in a written notification
provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone
to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner
provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,
1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries
existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to
the property regardless of when made;
(B)  generates taxes paid into a tax increment
fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone
financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or
(C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under
(5)  the total dollar amount of any captured appraised
(A)  is within a reinvestment zone:
(i)  created on or before December 31, 2008,
by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and
(ii)  the project plan for which includes
the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a
structure that is included on the National Register of Historic
Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone
be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities
(B)  generates school district taxes that are paid
into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and
(C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under
(6)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
under Section 11.251 or 11.253, Tax Code;
(7)  the difference between the comptroller's estimate
of the market value and the productivity value of land that
qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,
except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may
not exceed the fair market value of the land;
(8)  the portion of the appraised value of residence
homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under
Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not
imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as
if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value
(9)  a portion of the market value of property not
otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of
action required by statute or the constitution of this state, other
than Section 11.311, Tax Code, that, if the tax rate adopted by the
district is applied to it, produces an amount equal to the
difference between the tax that the district would have imposed on
the property if the property were fully taxable at market value and
the tax that the district is actually authorized to impose on the
property, if this subsection does not otherwise require that
(10)  the market value of all tangible personal
property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or
individual and not held or used for the production of income;
(11)  the appraised value of property the collection of
delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax
(12)  the portion of the appraised value of property
the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under
(13)  the amount by which the market value of property
to which Section 23.23 or 23.231, Tax Code, applies exceeds the
appraised value of that property as calculated under Section 23.23
or 23.231, Tax Code, as applicable; and
(14)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
SECTION 3.  Section 403.302(d), Government Code, as
effective January 1, 2027, is amended to read as follows:
(d)  For the purposes of this section, "taxable value" means
the market value of all taxable property less:
(1)  the total dollar amount of any residence homestead
exemptions lawfully granted under Section 11.13(b), [or] (c), or
(s), Tax Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each
(2)  one-half of the total dollar amount of any
residence homestead exemptions granted under Section 11.13(n), Tax
Code, in the year that is the subject of the study for each school
(3)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
before May 31, 1993, within a reinvestment zone under agreements
authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code;
(4)  subject to Subsection (e), the total dollar amount
of any captured appraised value of property that:
(A)  is within a reinvestment zone created on or
before May 31, 1999, or is proposed to be included within the
boundaries of a reinvestment zone as the boundaries of the zone and
the proposed portion of tax increment paid into the tax increment
fund by a school district are described in a written notification
provided by the municipality or the board of directors of the zone
to the governing bodies of the other taxing units in the manner
provided by former Section 311.003(e), Tax Code, before May 31,
1999, and within the boundaries of the zone as those boundaries
existed on September 1, 1999, including subsequent improvements to
the property regardless of when made;
(B)  generates taxes paid into a tax increment
fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone
financing plan approved under Section 311.011(d), Tax Code, on or
(C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under
(5)  the total dollar amount of any captured appraised
(A)  is within a reinvestment zone:
(i)  created on or before December 31, 2008,
by a municipality with a population of less than 18,000; and
(ii)  the project plan for which includes
the alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of a
structure that is included on the National Register of Historic
Places and requires that a portion of the tax increment of the zone
be used for the improvement or construction of related facilities
(B)  generates school district taxes that are paid
into a tax increment fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; and
(C)  is eligible for tax increment financing under
(6)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
under Section 11.251 or 11.253, Tax Code;
(7)  the difference between the comptroller's estimate
of the market value and the productivity value of land that
qualifies for appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity,
except that the productivity value estimated by the comptroller may
not exceed the fair market value of the land;
(8)  the portion of the appraised value of residence
homesteads of individuals who receive a tax limitation under
Section 11.26, Tax Code, on which school district taxes are not
imposed in the year that is the subject of the study, calculated as
if the residence homesteads were appraised at the full value
(9)  a portion of the market value of property not
otherwise fully taxable by the district at market value because of
action required by statute or the constitution of this state, other
than Section 11.311, Tax Code, that, if the tax rate adopted by the
district is applied to it, produces an amount equal to the
difference between the tax that the district would have imposed on
the property if the property were fully taxable at market value and
the tax that the district is actually authorized to impose on the
property, if this subsection does not otherwise require that
(10)  the market value of all tangible personal
property, other than manufactured homes, owned by a family or
individual and not held or used for the production of income;
(11)  the appraised value of property the collection of
delinquent taxes on which is deferred under Section 33.06, Tax
(12)  the portion of the appraised value of property
the collection of delinquent taxes on which is deferred under
(13)  the amount by which the market value of a
residence homestead to which Section 23.23, Tax Code, applies
exceeds the appraised value of that property as calculated under
(14)  the total dollar amount of any exemptions granted
SECTION 4.  This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed
for a tax year that begins on or after the effective date of this
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only
if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2025, authorizing a local option exemption from ad
valorem taxation by a school district of all or part of the
appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain individuals
who are employed by the district is approved by the voters.  If that
amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.