SAN MARCOS — Homeowners in Hays County will receive their 2025 tax statements later than normal, due to certain items listed on the Nov. 4 election ballot.
One of those items is a constitutional amendment, Proposition 13, which is related to Senate Bill (SB) 4. If approved, this would increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem tax by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.
“The biggest portion of your property taxes does come from the school districts,” explained Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Jennifer Escobar. “It makes up over 50% of the tax that you pay — the 50% of the bill that everybody gets in property taxes — the homestead exemption will cause the property tax portion to be lowered.”
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