Overview of Local Taxes in Texas

Overview of Local Taxes in TexasPrepared for the Senate Committee on FinanceNovember 2002 Texans pay a multitude of different Taxes to different layers of government, ranging from thefederal income tax to the state gasoline tax to Local sales Taxes . The purpose of this report is toprovide an Overview of Taxes imposed by Local governmental jurisdictions in taxing jurisdictions in Texas consist of 254 counties, 1,034 school districts, 1,193 incorporatedcities, and over 1,200 special-purpose The two main Taxes imposed by Local jurisdictionsare the property tax (often referred to as an ad valorem tax in state law) and the Local sales tax. Citiesand counties may also impose a hotel occupancy tax. The number of jurisdictions that impose each ofthese Taxes is shown in Table taxing authority of all Local governments is spelled out in the Texas Constitution and state municipalities may impose other Taxes not prohibited by other law.

The state sales tax rate is 6.25 percent of the sales price of taxable goods and services, and this rate is uniformly applied to taxable retail transactions throughout the state. Local jurisdictions, including cities, counties, and some special districts, may also impose a local sales tax after voter approval, but the sum of all local sales ...

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