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More than a year's hotel tax, still unspentTexas appraisal districts operate county by county. When an entity retains a person-only homestead or senior exemption after a deed transfer, no statewide system automatically surfaces the error or shows residents which taxing units absorb the loss.
| Accounts confirmed as errors | 15 |
|---|---|
| Accounts flagged for removal | 15 |
| Removals independently verified | 0 |
TCAD’s written response confirms the errors and reports that removal was initiated. It does not prove completed removal or tax recovery.
For each property, multiply the exempted value within each taxing unit by that unit’s official 2025 adopted rate, then sum the resulting tax estimates.
The investigation estimates $58,513 annually across the 15 accounts. The $13.4 million figure sums exempted value across taxing units; it is neither property market value nor tax loss.
The $273,067 five-year estimate applies the current exemption within the statutory lookback window. It is an estimate, not a recovery already collected. The original evidence page supplies the property table, jurisdiction breakdown and written confirmation.
A Travis County evidence page tracing $58,513 a year in estimated tax loss across eleven levying jurisdictions, the 15 confirmed properties, and the five-year statutory recapture question.
Turn TCAD’s written confirmation, its 2026 certified roll, and Travis County’s official adopted tax rates into an inspectable public record with a clean property table, jurisdiction breakdown, and removal status.
Texas appraisal districts operate county by county. When an entity retains a person-only homestead or senior exemption after a deed transfer, no statewide system automatically surfaces the error or shows residents which taxing units absorb the loss.
Open the full visualizationAnnual estimates multiply each taxing unit’s certified-roll exempted value by its official 2025 adopted rate. Full-hold cumulative estimates apply the current exemption to prior years and are labeled conservative; the five-year figure follows Texas Tax Code Sec. 11.43(i). The $13.4M value is summed across all taxing units and is never represented as property value or tax loss.