A tax rate of $0.03700 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Travis County Emergency Services District #17.
| PROPOSED TAX RATE | $0.03700 per $100 |
| NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE | $0.02270 per $100 |
| VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE | $0.03700 per $100 |
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2024 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Travis County Emergency Services District #17 from the same properties in both the 2023 tax year and the 2024 tax year.
The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that Travis County Emergency Services District #17 may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Travis County Emergency Services District #17 is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2024 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 10, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at Wells Branch Community Center, 2106 KLATTENHOFF DRIVE, AUSTIN 78728.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, Travis County Emergency Services District #17 is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Board of Commissioners of Travis County Emergency Services District #17 at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount = ( tax rate ) x ( taxable value of your property ) / 100
FOR the proposal: Mike Howe, Angela Orth, Vicky Linsalata, Charles Pleasant, Mitchell Jones
AGAINST the proposal: None
PRESENT and not voting: None
ABSENT: None
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Travis County Emergency Services District #17 last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Travis County Emergency Services District #17 this year.
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
| Total tax rate (per $100 of value) | $0.02300 | $0.03700 | Increase of $0.01400 per $100, or 60.87% |
| Average homestead taxable value | $334,752 | $357,258 | Increase of $22,506, or 6.7% |
| Tax on average homestead | $76.99 | $132.18 | Increase of $55.19, or 71.68% |
| Total tax levy on all properties | $1,546,973 | $2,581,478 | Increase of $1,034,505, or 66.87% |
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact Bruce Elfant, the tax assessor for Travis County Emergency Services District #17, at (512) 854-9473, or [email protected] or visit https://tax-office.traviscountytx.gov/ for more information.
