Episode 10 — Why Your Tax Rate Can Stay Flat While Your Tax Bill Goes Up

Your school board held the tax rate flat. No increase. And your tax bill went up anyway. Nobody lied to you. Your property tax bill is the product of two numbers controlled by two completely separate entities. The school board sets the tax rate. Your county appraisal district sets the appraised value. When your value goes up — even if the rate stays the same — your bill goes up. Texas property tax levies hit a record $125 billion in 2024, up 160 percent since 2014. In this final episode of Texas School Finance with Rudy we tie together everything from the series and explain exactly how to read your property tax statement like someone who actually understands what they are looking at.

00:00 Introduction and hook
00:45 The two numbers that drive your tax bill
01:30 Who controls each number
02:15 The formula explained
03:00 Dallas County example — 14% increase
03:30 The double compression explained
04:15 Tying the full series together
05:00 Call to action
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