89R299 TJB-D
By: Landgraf H.B. No. 1767
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the procedure by which a taxing unit is required to
provide public notice of certain ad valorem tax-related
information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.04, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (e-7) to read as follows:
(e-7) By August 7 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the
designated officer or employee of a taxing unit required to post
information on the home page of the taxing unit's Internet website
under Subsection (e) shall publish a summary of that information
and the uniform resource locator (URL) address of the location
where that information is posted in a newspaper of general
circulation in each county in which the taxing unit is located. This
subsection does not apply to a taxing unit if:
(1) the taxing unit is located wholly or partly in a
county with a population of one million or more; or
(2) no part of the taxing unit is located in a county
in which a newspaper of general circulation is published.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after the effective date
of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.