New Homestead Exemption Proposal

Mayor Adler and CM Casar suggest another version

"...a revised version of the proposed 6% property tax homestead exemption – featuring a 5% exemption and a separate..."

June 3, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council Recap: Back At the Old Homestead (Exemption)

Adler moves to finally fulfill a 2014 campaign promise

"...of two votes necessary to double its property tax homestead exemption to 20%...."

June 4, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Homestead Exemption Still Burning

How many votes can $2 a month buy?

"...The City Council vote to expand the property tax homestead exemption (from 6% to 8%) is now settled –..."

July 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Over-65 Homestead Exemption

"...in a gradual increase to the over-65 and disabled homestead exemption on property taxes. This is long overdue and..."

March 17, 2014 Postmarks

Homestead Exemption Puts Sobriety Center at Risk

City Council will weigh the cost of sobriety

"...the city-county undertaking are concerned that the extra 2% homestead exemption the city recently adopted may have thrown a..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Council Adopts 6% Exemption

Mayor says Council “serious about affordability crisis”

"...Thursday, City Council voted 7-4 to enact a 6% homestead exemption on city property taxes, after first rejecting 8-3..."

June 5, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Supports Bigger Property-Tax Exemption

"...(running for Dawnna Dukes' job) supports a bigger property-tax exemption. That's all you gotta tell me. For the past..."

Jan. 22, 2008 Postmarks

The Common Law

Texas Homestead Exemption – Does It Apply to Me?

"...the house I live in, and it has a homestead exemption, but I want to move into an investment..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Deadline for Homestead Exemption?

"...What's the deadline to file for a homestead exemption? How can a homestead exemption help me?..."

April 25, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Texas Homestead Exemption – What Is It?

"...process, my realtor told me to file for a homestead exemption. What is a homestead exemption, and how would..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Homestead exemption – why & how?

"...my dad has told me to file for a homestead exemption. What is a homestead exemption, and how do..."

June 22, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

Point Austin: Color Me Exempt

Homestead exemption comes at a price

"...a close look at the effects of a 20% homestead exemption on property taxes, a hotly debated proposal in..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Council: No Marxism Around Here

City Council pushes homestead exemption by thinnest of margins

"...low) of City Council's discussion of the property tax homestead exemption was Council Member Don Zim­mer­man's denunciation of "Marxism."..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Do I Hear Six Percent?

Council approaches a decision on homestead exemption

"...is Item 10 – a final decision on the homestead property tax exemption – on which Council members have..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Escape From City Hall!

Members navigate homestead exemption politics en route to vacation

"...confirm their far-from-unanimous decision to increase the property tax homestead exemption. The increase – 2% added to last year's..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Exempted

Exemption fireworks, mayor goes eastward, and Austin for Hillary

"...In this week’s News Roundup: City Council splits on homestead exemption, but homeowners get another 2%; Adler uses the..."

July 5, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...of two votes necessary to double its property tax homestead exemption to 20%. This tax break will apply to..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

While Austin Slept

City Council passes major bond package – & lots of other stuff

"...with APD body cameras, TNC regs, and an expanded homestead exemption, his “Go Big!” mobility bond won initial approval...."

June 24, 2016 News Post by Michael King

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...city should simply match the county's 20% property tax homestead exemption. Afterward, Shea commented, "The Council's bold action to..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

The Common Law

Avoid Foreclosure Nightmare

"...the house I live in, and it has a homestead exemption, but I want to move into an investment..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

Working the Budget

Council and staff review the preliminary numbers, with crossed fingers all around

"...the items haven't been costed out yet. The Big Exemption..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: A Word About "Wards"

The homestead exemption is not just a feeble "tool," it's an inequitable one

"...most recently in the debate over the property tax homestead exemption. It started at the Austin Ameri­can-Statesman, responding to..."

June 19, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Cutting and Spending

The Council looks in both directions on budgeting

"...offset the revenue loss associated with implementing a General Homestead Tax Exemption." That would be the proposed 20% homestead..."

April 17, 2015 News Column by Michael King

How to Build Neighborhoods

Erin McGann is the sole newcomer in a race dominated by incumbents

"...alerted tax officials that Riley was receiving a full homestead exemption on his home. Tax officials determined that he..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Public Notice: I Say Regressive; You Say Progressive

Wherein Hizzoner gets to rebut my last column

"...week's column blasting the proposed doubling of the city homestead exemption as a "hugely regressive" policy under which "by..."

June 18, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Six Percent Bounty

"..."Property Tax Relief" by City Council District Under 6% Homestead Exemption..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Midterm Report Cards

The Chronicle grades new Council members

"...to micromanage staff and contracts. Her argument that the homestead exemption was both premature and inequitable will get its..."

July 3, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Ott Strikes Back

City Manager responds to blogger accusations

"...put to use to amplify the just enacted 6% homestead exemption on property taxes. Since by now the “20%..."

June 16, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: The Dog That Didn't Bark

Will property taxes in Texas ever make sense?

"...City Council will take up homestead exemptions on city property taxes at this week's meeting;..."

June 5, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Common Law

Crazy high property taxes? File a protest.

"...should check to confirm that you are receiving the homestead exemption, which could lower your overall property tax burden...."

May 6, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis

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