Travis County commissioners approved a $1.5 billion budget that reduces the average homeowner's property taxes by about $18 a year, and adds funds for gun violence prevention programs, higher wages for county employees and housing initiatives.
Travis County commissioners approved a $1.52 billion 2023 budget Tuesday that reduces the average homeowner's property taxes by about $18 a year, and adds funding for gun violence prevention programs, higher wages for county employees and housing initiatives.for education and health care programs, two areas Precinct 1 Commissioner Jeff Travillion said are at risk in the state Legislature.
The court reduced the tax rate by 3.93 cents. Properties will now be taxed at 31.82 cents per $100 of taxable value. That brings the average property tax down by $18.10. “The other [reason for lowered tax rates] is that there was new construction, which always helps. ... People who are already living here are not shouldering the entire burden, but new construction is helping pay local property taxes as well.”
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