Texas Property Tax Information
2024 and 2025 Texas Property Tax Penalty and Interest Chart
Don’t take overdue property taxes lightly in Texas. Paying them promptly is crucial because, beginning February 1st of each tax year, unpaid taxes are labeled delinquent and slapped with a 7% penalty. This isn’t a one-off; a 2% increase is added each month. Come July, if taxes remain unpaid, you face the year’s steepest penalty…
Can You Avoid Paying Property Taxes? Here’s What Happens
What would happen if you stopped paying your property taxes altogether or if there were a way to avoid them entirely? Property taxes play a vital role in funding community infrastructure, especially in Texas where no state income tax exists. So, if you’re wondering if you can avoid paying property taxes in 2025, here’s what…
How Do You Calculate Your Property Taxes in Texas: A Simple Guide
If you already own your home, how much your property taxes will cost you each year is vital to ensuring financial readiness and avoiding penalties or consequences from delinquent property taxes. What makes property taxes even more confusing is that they can change every year. How do you calculate your property taxes in Texas? Here’s…
Need Help With Property Taxes? Here Are Five Solutions
Are you struggling to pay your property taxes? You aren’t alone; more than 100,000 Texas homeowners find themselves delinquent on their property taxes each year. Property taxes can be a financial challenge for every homeowner, but there are solutions to help make paying property taxes more manageable. If you need help with your property taxes…
Need Help With Property Taxes? Here Are Five Solutions
Are you struggling to pay your property taxes? You aren’t alone; more than 100,000 Texas homeowners find themselves delinquent on their property taxes each year. Property taxes can be a financial challenge for every homeowner, but there are solutions to help make paying property taxes more manageable. If you need help with your property taxes…
Property Tax Loan Calculator
If you’re looking for an affordable option to pay off your Texas property taxes, a property tax loan could be a great fit for your needs. At Johnson & Starr, we offer loans that save homes. Our property tax loans are customized to fit your unique situation and can be flexible to adapt to nearly…
Property Tax Help for Low-Income Homeowners: What You Need to Know
Property taxes are a burden for anyone to pay, and inflation and increased tax rates in Texas each year are not making it any easier. Last year taxes in Harris County increased by an astounding 19% in response to the hurricanes and natural disasters that affected the area, creating a significant strain on homeowners who…
Need Help with Your Texas Property Taxes, Start Here
As inflation has continued to rise, property taxes are at an all time high in Texas with a nearly 20% increase in some Counties. Property taxes are confusing and how to handle the challenges that come with navigating new laws and maintaining payments can pose a struggle. If you need help with your Texas Property…
What Taxes in 2025 Might Look Like
In the last several years the country as a whole has gone through a lot: political changes, natural disasters, pandemics, inflation, and more. These outside factors affect many parts of our life, including property taxes. In Texas specifically, major urban areas like Austin, Dallas, and Houston have seen substantial property value increases due to population…
Why Do Property Taxes Go Up?
Property taxes are an unavoidable part of owning a home and it would be wonderful if we had a set amount of taxes when we bought our home that never changed. It would certainly make budgeting much easier. Sadly, our property taxes in Texas go up almost every year. How much they go up varies…