Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 1-f · Article 8. TAXATION AND REVENUE

AD VALOREM TAX RELIEF.

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Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025

The legislature by law may provide for the preservation of cultural, historical, or natural history resources by:

(1) granting exemptions or other relief from state ad valorem taxes on appropriate property so designated in the manner prescribed by law; and

(2) authorizing political subdivisions to grant exemptions or other relief from ad valorem taxes on appropriate property so designated by the political subdivision in the manner prescribed by general law.

Notes and commentary — not constitutional text

History

(Added Nov. 8, 1977.)

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.8.htm
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