Changes to the tax code caused property tax bills to come out late this year, and in the process, some bills were initially incorrect. Now the Hays County Tax Assessors’ Office is working on issuing refunds to those who paid too much.
The issue began with Proposition 4 on the Texas Constitutional Amendments in November, which led to changes in the way that rates and exemptions are administered. It increased the Homestead Exemption from $40,000 to $100,000, but also had other impacts on various other exemptions and tax calculations.
Some in the public raised concerns regarding the inaccuracy of the initial property tax statements that were posted online before the paper statements were available. The amounts posted originally were higher than the final amount.
