City of Austin : City Council, District 1
Homestead exemptions are important tools to help lower tax costs and cap the amount of which taxes will increase in …
Vincent Harding
Homestead exemptions are a nuanced issue. I’m in favor of property tax relief for low income, elderly and differently abled …
Natasha Harper-Madison
Homeowners across Austin and in District 1 are seriously worried and cost-burdened by increasing property taxes in rapidly appreciating neighborhoods. …
Mariana Salazar
As I property owner homestead exemptions are great for me but I recognize that those taxes would be shifted from …
Reedy Macque Spigner III
City of Austin : City Council, District 5
Because many Austinites on fixed incomes are caught in increasingly expensive homes, I support the homestead exemption as one of …
Ann Kitchen
City of Austin : City Council, District 8
One of the biggest issues in District 8 this last year was the 100% increase across most of the area …
Rich DePalma
Right now in Southwest Austin, homestead exemptions are helping homeowners offset the cost of rising property taxes. Until lawmakers at …
Paige Ellis
The percentage-based homestead exemption (%HEx) disproportionately impacts lower-income families. In 2015, when the first %Hex was introduced, we found that, …
Bobby Levinski
City of Austin : Mayor
I support them because they are progressive. I would prefer a set amount (like the senior and disabled exemption) instead …
John Doe
I support them because they are progressive. I would prefer a set amount (like the senior and disabled exemption) instead …
Steve Adler
I am concerned about the way the city currently applies homestead exemptions due to its inequitable impact. Because the exemption …