2016 Annual Report TravisCAD

2016 Annual Report
Tax Year 2016
By
Travis Central Appraisal District

Travis County, Texas
March 7, 2017
2016 Annual Report
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF APPRAISER
It is my pleasure to present the 2016 Annual Report of the Travis Central Appraisal District. This annual report
provides general information regarding Texas property tax appraisals as well as Travis Central Appraisal
District (Travis CAD) statistics highlighting the results of our appraisal operations, taxpayer assistance, appeals
process, financial stewardship, and statistical comparisons from the Property Tax Assistance Division Property
Value Study.
My staff and I are committed to providing timely and accurate appraisal services in a manner resulting in fair
and equitable treatment for all of Travis Countys citizens and property taxpayers. We are very proud to have
received an Exceeds rating on the Methods and Assistance Program Review conducted by the State
Comptrollers Property Tax Assistance Division. I acknowledge and thank my entire staff for this achievement.
Their hard work and dedication resulted in the timely certification of our appraised values to the taxing units.
The property taxes generated from these appraisals provide an essential source of revenue to support Travis
County, it public schools, cities, and special districts.
The Travis Central Appraisal District strives to be one of the premier governmental organizations in the State of
Texas. Our goal is to maximize the level of public service we provide and to serve Travis County with
professionalism and integrity in all aspects of our operations.
I thank you for taking the time to review this Annual Report and hope that you will gain insight into the
operations of the Travis Central Appraisal District.
Sincerely,
Marya Crigler
Chief Appraiser
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TableofContents
Message From the Chief Appraiser .............................................................................................. 2

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... 3
Foreword ......................................................................................................................................... 4
How Does the Texas Property Tax System Work? ..................................................................... 5
Property Tax Calendar .................................................................................................................. 6
Role of the Appraisal District ........................................................................................................ 7
Travis CAD Mission ....................................................................................................................... 8
Travis County Demographics ....................................................................................................... 9
Property Taxes at Work .............................................................................................................. 14
20 Year History of Appraisal Roll Values .................................................................................. 16
2015 Appraisal Information ........................................................................................................ 19
Travis County Certified Totals .......................................................................................... 19
All Jurisdiction Certified Values ....................................................................................... 22
Value Distributions ........................................................................................................... 25
State Property Categories ................................................................................................. 26
Value Distribution by Category ....................................................................................... 27
Top Ten Taxpayers .......................................................................................................... 28
Appraisal Workload ......................................................................................................... 29
Exemptions ................................................................................................................................... 30
Taxpayer Appeals......................................................................................................................... 23
Comptroller PTAD Studies ......................................................................................................... 34
Appraisal District Finances ......................................................................................................... 36
CAD Staffing ................................................................................................................................ 39
Visit of Contact Us ....................................................................................................................... 41
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FOREWORD
Texas local units of government rely heavily on property tax to fund their operations. Nearly 4,000 separate
taxing jurisdictions statewide impose a property tax; these include counties, school districts, cities, and special-
purpose districts such as junior colleges, hospitals, utilities, flood control and emergency service districts.
In addition to property tax, the Texas Constitution and Legislature empower local governments to impose, levy
and collect other taxes and fees that supplement their operations.
The local property tax remains the largest tax assessed in Texas. Statewide, property taxes levied by local
governmental entities exceed $40 billion in 2009, the most recent year for which the Comptroller has reported
data. (1)
Revenue by Source, 2009 (1)

Type of Tax Tax Amount Percent of Total Tax
Property Tax $40,034,355,798 47.80 %
State Sales Tax $21,014,065,089 25.09 %
Local Sales Tax $ 5,903,570,177 7.05 %
Other State Tax $16,808,387,924 20.07 %
Total Taxes $83,760,378,988 100 %
The Texas Constitution sets out five basic rules for property taxes (2):
Taxation must be equal and uniform. No single property or type of property should pay more than its
fair share.
Generally, all property must be taxed on its current market value the price it would sell for when both
buyer and seller seek the best price and neither is under pressure to buy or sell. The Texas Constitution
provides certain exceptions to this rule, such as the use of productivity values for agricultural and
timberland. This means that the land is taxed based on the value of what it produces, such as crops and
livestock, rather than its sale value. This lowers the tax bill for such land.
Each property in a county must have a single appraised value. This means that the various local
governments to which you pay property taxes cannot assign different values to your property; all must
use the same value. This is guaranteed by the use of county appraisal districts.
All property is taxable unless federal or state law exempts it from the tax. These exemptions my
exclude all or part of your property value.
Property owners have a right to reasonable notice of increases in their appraised property value.
Appraisal districts are political subdivisions of the State responsible for appraising property within county
boundaries. Taxing entities use those appraised values to set their ad valorem tax rates and levy property taxes.
The governing bodies of taxing units, such as school boards, commissioners court, city councils and special
purpose district boards of directors, derive the tax rate by dividing the proposed tax levy by the taxable value of
property, as provided by the appraisal district. Taxable value is a propertys appraised value minus all applicable
exemptions, deductions and limitations. The tax rate is the level of taxation imposed by a taxing unit on taxable
property within its boundaries. The local governments tax assessor applies the tax rate to the taxable value in
its jurisdiction to compute the tax due on each property. (1)
1 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Annual Property Tax Report-Tax Year 2009, Issued January 2011
2 Texas Comptroller of Public Account Texas Property Tax System
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HOW DOES THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM WORK?
There are three main parts to the property tax system in Texas:
An appraisal district in each county sets the value of property each year. A chief appraiser is the
chief administrator and operates the appraisal office.
A citizen board, called the Appraisal Review Board (ARB), hears any disagreements between a
property owner and the appraisal district about a propertys value.
Local taxing unitscity, county, school and special districtsdecide how much money they
will spend by adopting a budget. Next, the units set tax rates that will raise the revenue
necessary to fund their budgets. The adopted budgets and the tax rates set to fund the budgets
determine the total amount of taxes that a person will pay.
The property tax year has four stages: appraising taxable property, protesting the appraised values,
adopting the tax rates and collecting the taxes. The following represents a summary of the process.
1. A large part of each appraisal district's job is to estimate what your property is worth on
January 1. What a property is used for on January 1, market conditions at that time and who
owns the property on that date determine whether the property is taxed, its value and who is
responsible for paying the tax. Your appraisal district also processes applications for tax
exemptions, agricultural appraisals and other tax relief.
2. Around May 15, the appraisal review board begins hearing protests from property owners who
believe their property values are incorrect or who did not get exemptions or agricultural
appraisal. When the ARB finishes its work, the appraisal district gives each taxing unit a list of
taxable property.
3. In August or September, the elected officials of each taxing unit adopt tax rates for their
operations and debt payments. Several taxing units tax your property. Every property is taxed
by the county and the local school district. You also may pay taxes to a city and to special
districts such as hospital, junior college, water, fire and others.
4. Tax collection starts around October 1 as tax bills go out. Taxpayers have until January 31 of
the following year to pay their taxes. On February 1, penalty and interest charges begin
accumulating on most unpaid tax bills. Tax collectors may start legal action to collect unpaid
taxes on February 1.
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PROPERTY TAX CALENDAR
Appraisal districts are required to appraise property at its value

January 1 on this date. A lien attaches to each taxable property to ensure
property tax payment.
Appraisal districts completes appraisal and processes
January 1 April 30
applications for exemption.
Taxes due to local taxing units (or county tax assessor, if acting
January 31
on their behalf)
Local taxing units begin charging penalty and interest for unpaid
February 1
tax bills.
April May Appraisal districts send notices of appraised value.
Appraisal review boards begin hearing protests from property

May 1
owners.
Appraisal districts certify current appraised values to taxing

July 25
units.
August September Local taxing units adopt tax rates.
October 1 Local taxing units begin sending tax bills to property owners.
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ROLE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT
Each Texas county is served by an appraisal district

that determines the value of all of the countys
taxable property. Generally, a local government
that collects property taxes, such as county, cities
and school districts, is a member of the appraisal
district. A board of directors appointed by the
member governments presides over the appraisal
district.
The appraisal district is considered a political subdivision and must follow applicable laws such as Open
Meetings and Public Information Acts. Meetings are generally open to the public and information generated by
the appraisal district is, in most cases, also available to the public.
The appraisal district board of directors hires a chief appraiser, approves contracts, sets policies, and names
members of the appraisal review board. The chief appraiser is the chief administrator of the appraisal district.
The chief appraiser may employ and compensate professional, clerical and other personnel as provided by the
appraisal district budget. The chief appraisers primary duty is to discover, list, review and appraise all taxable
property in the appraisal district using generally accepted appraisal techniques.
BOARD MEMBERS
Richard Lavine Ed Keller

Austin ISD Austin ISD
Term Expires 2017 Term Expires 2018
Kristoffer Lands Bruce Elfant
City of Austin/Austin ISD Travis County Assessor Collector
Term Expires 2017
Bruce Grube Eleanor Powell
Travis County City of Austin
Tom Buckle Rico Reyes
West Travis County East Travis County
James Valadez Blanca Zamora Garcia
Travis County City of Austin
CHIEF APPRAISER
Marya Crigler
Appointed: December 2011
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TRAVIS CAD MISSION
The activities of the Travis Central Appraisal District are governed by the Texas Property Tax Code, the laws
passed by the legislature, and the administrative rules adopted by the Comptrollers Property Tax Assistance
Division.
Our Mission Our Vision Our Values

Appraise: fairly, efficiently,
The mission of Travis and effectively, balancing the
Central Appraisal The Travis Central Appraisal needs of both taxpayers and
District is to provide District will act in taxing units by adhering to
accurate appraisal of all accordance with the highest the Texas Property Tax Code,
property in Travis County principals of professional USPAP, and generally
accepted appraisal standards.
at one hundred percent conduct, ethics,
market value, equally and accountability, efficiency, Educate: taxpayers of their
uniformly, in a openness, skill and integrity. rights, remedies, and
professional, ethical, We approach our activities responsibilities.
economical and with a deep sense of purpose
courteous manner, and responsibility. Communicate:
working to ensure that collaboratively with and
encourage communication
each taxpayer pays only among the taxing units,
their fair share of the taxpayer public, and the
property tax burden. agency.
Service: Provide exceptional

customer service that is
accessible, responsive and
transparent.
Performance: Demand
integrity, accountability and
high standards from all staff
and strive continuously for
excellence and efficiency.
Strategic Goals
1. Develop appraisals that reflect market value and ensure fairness and uniformity
2. Be efficient in business processes and ensure that mission critical tasks are completed in a
timely manner with a high level of accuracy
3. Collect, create and maintain accurate data
4. Ensure that the district maintains a highly educated, motivated and skilled workforce
5. Provide customer service that is courteous, professional and accurate.
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TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS
Travis County is located in south central Texas astride the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards
Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairies to the east. Its County seat, Austin, is also the capital of Texas.
Entity Entity M&OTax I&STax TotalTax

ID Cd EntityName Rate Rate Rate
1003 03 TRAVISCOUNTY 0.3222 0.0616 0.3838
Travis County Demographics

Established: January 25, 1840
County Seat: Austin
2011 Population: 1,063,130
Square Miles: 1,023
Jurisdictions: 15 Schools
22 Cities
80 Special Districts
TRAVIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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Travis County has 6 school districts wholly contained within its boundaries and 9 school districts which are
shared across county lines. Austin ISD is the largest school district in Travis County and the third largest school
district in the State.

1001 01 AUSTINISD 1.07900 0.11300 1.19200
1005 06 DELVALLEISD 1.04000 0.48000 1.52000
1006 07 LAKETRAVISISD 1.04000 0.36750 1.40750
1007 08 EANESISD 1.04000 0.17250 1.21250
1009 1A HAYSCONSOLIDATEDISD* 1.04000 0.49770 1.53770
1023 16 LAGOVISTAISD 1.06000 0.26000 1.32000
1026 19 PFLUGERVILLEISD* 1.04000 0.50000 1.54000
1027 2A ELGINISD* 1.17000 0.37000 1.54000
1037 22 COUPLANDISD* 1.04005 0.00000 1.04005
1042 3A MARBLEFALLSISD* 1.05330 0.22670 1.28000
1053 34 MANORISD 1.04000 0.47500 1.51500
1057 38 DRIPPINGSPRINGSISD* 1.17000 0.35000 1.52000
1059 4A JOHNSONCITYISD* 1.04000 0.10090 1.14090
1072 5A ROUNDROCKISD* 1.04000 0.29250 1.33250
1098 69 LEANDERISD* 1.04000 0.47187 1.51187
*Split boundary districts
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TRAVIS COUNTY CITIES
Travis County has 22 cities within its boundaries including the State capital Austin. Austin is the fourth largest
city in the state and the 34th largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States. Residents of the area
represent a diverse mixture of government employees, college students and staff, musicians, high-tech workers
and business people.

1002 02 CITYOFAUSTIN 0.33990 0.10190 0.44180
1004 05 CITYOFMANOR 0.43810 0.33570 0.77380
1008 09 CITYOFWESTLAKEHILLS 0.05720 0.00000 0.05720
1018 11 CITYOFROLLINGWOOD 0.11050 0.08970 0.20020
1019 12 VILLAGEOFSANLEANNA 0.24980 0.00000 0.24980
1020 13 CITYOFSUNSETVALLEY 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
1031 2F CITYOFROUNDROCK 0.27187 0.15313 0.42500
1035 20 CITYOFPFLUGERVILLE 0.35260 0.18730 0.53990
1036 21 CITYOFLAKEWAY 0.13450 0.02670 0.16120
1046 3F CITYOFCEDARPARK 0.23125 0.23875 0.47000
1065 40 CITYOFCREEDMOOR 0.38000 0.00000 0.38000
1071 49 CITYOFLAGOVISTA 0.38500 0.26500 0.65000
1075 5F CITYOFELGIN 0.38845 0.26846 0.65692
1076 5G VILLAGEOFVOLENTE 0.10650 0.00000 0.10650
1077 5H VILLAGEOFWEBBERVILLE 0.25190 0.08830 0.34020
1078 50 CITYOFJONESTOWN 0.52390 0.04170 0.56560
1083 55 VILLAGEOFBRIARCLIFF 0.05050 0.11000 0.16050
1090 6F CITYOFLEANDER 0.38560 0.21340 0.59900
1096 61 CITYOFMUSTANGRIDGE 0.43740 0.04180 0.47920
1102 7E VILLAGEOFTHEHILLS 0.06000 0.00000 0.06000
VILLAGEOFPOINT
1103 7F VENTURE 0.11310 0.00000 0.11310
1122 83 CITYOFBEECAVE 0.00000 0.02000 0.02000
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PROPERTY TAXES AT WORK
Property taxes are local taxes that are assessed locally, collected locally, and used locally. You pay your
property taxes to the local tax collector. The tax collector distributes the funds to schools, cities and other local
governments. Local governments spend the funds on schools, roads, hospitals, police departments, fire
departments and other programs.
In Travis County property taxes support 119 local government agencies including 21 cities, 14 emergency
districts, the county, the hospital district, the junior college, 48 municipal utility districts, 1 road districts, 15
school districts, and 17 water control improvement districts. For 2015 the projected tax levy for all taxing units
in Travis County is $3,300,883,208.
DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY TAXES
Budgetby TaxingUnitType
WaterControl
City
Improvement
16.00%
0.71% EmergencyDistrict
SchoolDistrict
1.19%
55.89%
County
16.32%
HospitalDistrict
4.70%
RoadDistrict
JuniorCollege
0.03%
MunicipalUtility 3.85%
1.30%
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APPRAISAL DISTRICT STATISTICS
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20 YEAR HISTORY OF APPRAISAL ROLL VALUES

2016 was the sixth consecutive year of appraisal roll growth. All sectors experienced growth.
AppraisalRollin Percent
Year TotalAppraisalRoll Billions ChangefromPriorYear Change
1995 $31,846,455,059 $32 $3,361,500,060 11.80%
1996 $40,692,869,477 $41 $8,846,414,418 27.78%
1997 $43,211,060,270 $43 $2,518,190,793 6.19%
1998 $48,341,533,020 $48 $5,130,472,750 11.87%
1999 $53,722,788,436 $54 $5,381,255,416 11.13%
2000 $64,972,928,004 $65 $11,250,139,568 20.94%
2001 $76,239,439,255 $76 $11,266,511,251 17.34%
2002 $79,727,936,116 $80 $3,488,496,861 4.58%
2003 $76,468,542,471 $76 $(3,259,393,645) 4.09%
2004 $77,780,870,139 $78 $1,312,327,668 1.72%
2005 $82,376,430,398 $82 $4,595,560,259 5.91%
2006 $95,938,465,835 $96 $13,562,035,437 16.46%
2007 $108,849,655,706 $109 $12,911,189,871 13.46%
2008 $121,877,115,518 $122 $13,027,459,812 11.97%
2009 $125,939,173,485 $126 $4,062,057,967 3.33%
2010 $120,269,486,442 $120 $(5,669,687,043) 4.50%
2011 $123,211,529,948 $123 $2,942,043,506 2.45%
2012 $128,194,573,384 $128 $4,983,043,436 4.04%
2013 $136,642,751,279 $137 $8,448,177,895 6.59%
2014 $154,577,361,784 $155 $17,934,610,505 13.13%
2015 $180,146,219,926 $180 $25,568,858,142 16.54%
2016 $205,125,997,484 $205 $24,979,777,558 13.87%
$250
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Value Distributions
GeneralPropertyType Count Market
Residential 307,197 $115,980,137,868
Commercial 15,739 $60,197,849,061
Land 57,904 $16,083,639,203
BusinessPersonalProperty 43,127 $12,864,371,352
TotalAppraisalRoll 423,967 $205,125,997,484
DistributionbyGeneralPropertyType
OuterRing= 6%
DistributionbyMarket Value 8%
10%
14%
4% InnerRing =
29% 57% DistributionbyNumberof
72% Parcels
Residential Commercial Land BusinessPersonalProperty
CommercialDistributionbyPropertyType
OuterRing = 4%
DistributionbyMarketValue 16% 5%
25%
23%
42%
InnerRing=
DistributionbyNumber ofParcels
27% 22% 25%
11%
Apartments Industrial Office Retail OtherCommercial
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2016 State Property Categories
State
Code Description Count Market
A SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE 288,377 $101,879,228,853
B MULTIFAMILYRESIDENCE 13,404 $22,574,892,405
C VACANTLOT 30,339 $2,653,729,953
D1 QUALIFIEDAGLAND 5,164 $3,046,757,492
D2 NONQUALIFIEDLAND 431 $36,885,839
E FARMORRANCHIMPROVEMENT 5,850 $1,109,104,253
F1 COMMERCIALREALPROPERTY 14,018 $38,869,118,913
F2 INDUSTRIALREALPROPERTY 45 $642,289,296
G1 OILANDGAS
J1 WATERSYSTEMS 31 $22,274,720
J2 GASDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM 10 $126,449,472
J3 ELECTRICCOMPANY(INCLUDINGCOOP) 37 $167,740,926
J4 TELEPHONECOMPANY(INCLUDINGCOOP) 1,335 $374,341,834
J5 RAILROAD 12 $26,720,977
J6 PIPELINECOMPANY 124 $30,378,252
J7 CABLETELEVISIONCOMPANY 45 $180,138,982
J8 OTHERTYPEOFUTILITY 2 $42,000,000
L1 COMMERCIALPERSONALPROPERTY 37,365 $6,705,478,078
L2 INDUSTRIALPERSONALPROPERTY 950 $4,833,880,953
M1 TANGIBLEOTHERPERSONAL,MOBILEHOMES 9,088 $188,882,946
N INTANGIBLEPROPERTYAND/ORUNCERTIFIEDPROPERTY 3 $3,728,559
O RESIDENTIALINVENTORY 8,398 $677,614,565
S SPECIALINVENTORYTAX 523 $307,026,166
X TOTALLYEXEMPTPROPERTY 12,191 $20,626,903,977
427,742 $205,125,567,411
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ValueDistributionbyPropertyCategory
TOTALLYEXEMPTPROPERTY $20,626,903,977
SPECIALINVENTORYTAX $307,026,166
RESIDENTIALINVENTORY $677,614,565
INTANGIBLEPROPERTYAND/ORUNCERTIFIED $3,728,559
TANGIBLEOTHERPERSONAL,MOBILEHOMES $188,882,946
INDUSTRIALPERSONALPROPERTY $4,833,880,953
COMMERCIALPERSONALPROPERTY $6,705,478,078
OTHERTYPEOFUTILITY $42,000,000
CABLETELEVISIONCOMPANY $180,138,982
PIPELINECOMPANY $30,378,252
RAILROAD $26,720,977
TELEPHONECOMPANY(INCLUDINGCOOP) $374,341,834
ELECTRICCOMPANY(INCLUDINGCOOP) $167,740,926
GASDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM $126,449,472
WATERSYSTEMS $22,274,720
OILANDGAS
INDUSTRIALREALPROPERTY $642,289,296
COMMERCIALREALPROPERTY $38,869,118,913
FARMORRANCHIMPROVEMENT $1,109,104,253
NONQUALIFIEDLAND $36,885,839
QUALIFIEDAGLAND $3,046,757,492
VACANTLOT $2,653,729,953
MULTIFAMILYRESIDENCE $22,574,892,405
SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE $101,879,228,853
$ $50,000,000,000$100,000,000,000
$150,000,000,000
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TopTen2015AdValoremTaxpayersinTravisCounty
%ofTotalCounty
TaxpayerName* TaxableValue TaxableValue
1 SamsungAustinSemiconductor $2,278,889,648 1.11%
2 Columbia/StDavidsHealthcare $542,261,616 0.26%
3 PKYSanJacintoCenterLLC $399,844,122 0.19%
4 AppleInc $317,589,768 0.15%
5 HEBGroceryCompany $316,772,284 0.15%
6 CSHV401CongressLLC $315,772,284 0.15%
7 FinleyCompany $292,643,877 0.14%
8 CSHVHCGRetatilLLC $278,738,505 0.14%
9 IMTCapitalIIRiataLP $269,944,089 0.13%
10 CSHV300West6thStreetLLC $256,000,000 0.12%
Total $5,268,456,193 2.57%
*Sumofallproperties/accountsfortheprincipaltaxpayer
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2016 APPRAISAL WORKLOAD
2014 2015 2016

Permits 23,985 24,274 23,615

NewSubdivision 273 306 282

NewLots 4,297 6,470 6,283

NewCondos 444 603 544

NewUnits 980 2,664 2,382

NewConstruction 6,110 7,503 8,628

FieldInspections 89,905 100,980 124,909

DeedTransactions 30,885 32,125 31,545

SalesTransactions 16,082 16,575 17,470

ExemptionsProcessed 19,611 19,548 20,659

PhoneCalls 95,499 58,619 65,457

WalkInVisitors 14,999 9,427 10,465

RenditionsProcessed 25,651 26,889 26,722

NoticesofAppraisedValueMailed 395,956 404,922 412,268
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EXEMPTIONS
The general homestead exemption is for owner occupied residential properties. The exemption removes a
portion of your value from taxation providing a lower tax amount for the homestead property.
If you qualify for the Over 65 exemption there is a property tax Ceiling that automatically limits School taxes
to the amount you paid in the year that you first qualified for the Over 65 exemption.
100% Disabled veterans are eligible for 100% exemptions for their residence homestead. Documentation from
the Department of Veterans Affairs must be submitted indicating 1) 100 percent disability compensation due to
a service connected disability; and 2) a rating of 100 percent disabled or a determination of individual
unemployability from the VA.
State Local State Local State Local

Mandated Option Mandated Option Mandated Option
EntityName Homestead Homestead Over65 Over65 Disability Disability
ACCDISTWMSNCO 1.00 $75,000 $75,000
ANDERSONMILLLIMITEDDISTRICT 20.00 $10,000 $10,000
AUSTINCOMMCOLLDIST 1.00 $145,000 $145,000
AUSTINISD $25,000 $10,000 $25,000 $10,000 $15,000
CITYOFAUSTIN 8.00 $82,500 $80,000
CITYOFAUSTIN 8.00 $82,500 $82,500
CITYOFAUSTIN/HAYSCO $51,000 $51,000
CITYOFAUSTIN/WMSNCO $51,000 $51,000
CITYOFBEECAVE 20.00 $65,000 $65,000
CITYOFCEDARPARK $30,000 $20,000
CITYOFELGIN $15,000 $15,000
CITYOFJONESTOWN 10.00 $8,000 $8,000
CITYOFLAGOVISTA 20.00
CITYOFLAKEWAY $5,000
CITYOFLEANDER $10,000 $10,000
CITYOFMANOR $10,000
CITYOFMUSTANGRIDGE $5,000
CITYOFPFLUGERVILLE $35,000 $35,000
CITYOFROLLINGWOOD $3,000
CITYOFROUNDROCK $22,000 $3,000
CITYOFSUNSETVALLEY 10.00 $3,000 $3,000
CITYOFWESTLAKEHILLS $4,000
COTTONWDCREEKMUDNO1 $5,000 $5,000
COUPLANDISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
DELVALLEISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
DOWNTOWNPUBIMPDIST $70,000 $70,000
DRIPPINGSPRINGSISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
ESIXTHSTPUBIMPDIST $70,000 $70,000
EANESISD $25,000 $10,000 $20,000 $10,000 $20,000
ELGINISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
HAYSCONSOLIDATEDISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
HURSTCREEKMUD 20.00 $10,000 $10,000
HUTTOISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
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JOHNSONCITYISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000

LAGOVISTAISD $25,000 20.00 $10,000 $10,000
LAKETRAVISISD $25,000 20.00 $10,000 $10,000
LAKEWAYMUD $5,000
LEANDERISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000
LOSTCREEKLIMITEDDISTRICT $4,000
LOSTCREEKMUD $4,000
MANORISD $25,000 $10,000 $25,000 $10,000 $15,000
MARBLEFALLSISD $25,000 $10,000 $3,000 $10,000
NORTHAUSTINMUDNO1 $10,000 $10,000
PFLUGERVILLEISD $25,000 $10,000 $9,100 $10,000
RIVERPLACEMUD 10.00 $25,000
RNCH@CYPRSSCRKMUD1 $15,000 $15,000
ROUNDROCKISD $25,000 $10,000 $10,000 $3,000
SOUTHEASTTRAVISCOUNTYMUDNO1
SOUTHEASTTRAVISCOUNTYMUDNO2
TANGLEWDFORESTLTDDIST 10.00 $50,000 $15,000
TRAVISCOBCCP 20.00 $65,000 $65,000
TRAVISCOESDNO9 $4,000
TRAVISCOMUDNO10 10.00 $10,000 $10,000
TRAVISCOMUDNO15 $10,000 $10,000
TRAVISCOMUDNO2 $5,000 $5,000
TRAVISCORFPDISTNO6 $3,000 $3,000
TRAVISCOWCIDNO10 $4,000
TRAVISCOWCIDNO15 30.00 $15,000
TRAVISCOWCIDNO17 10.00 $15,000 $15,000
TRAVISCOWCIDNO18 $30,000
TRAVISCOUNTY 20.00 $80,000 $80,000
TRAVISCOUNTYHEALTHCAREDISTRICT 20.00 $80,000 $80,000
VILLAGEOFSANLEANNA $25,000
VILLAGEOFTHEHILLS 20.00 $10,000 $10,000
VILLAGEOFVOLENTE $45,000 $45,000
VILLAGEOFWEBBERVILLE 5.00
WELLSBRANCHMUD 20.00
WMSNTRCOWCIDNO1F $15,000 $15,000
WMSNTRCOWCIDNO1G $15,000 $15,000
Non-profit organizations that are eligible for property tax exemptions include but are not limited to: certain
charitable organizations, youth development organizations, religious organizations, non-profit private schools,
charitable hospitals, cemeteries and veterans organizations.
Property owners with mineral property or business personal property worth less than $500 are exempt from
property taxes. No exemption application is required.
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TAXPAYER APPEALS
10YearHistoryof
PropertyAppeals
Taxpayers have the right to
appeal their propertys 150,000
valuation. The Appraisal
Review Board considers all 100,000
evidence presented by the
property owner and the 50,000
Appraisal District Office at
formal hearings. They then
rule on the value of the
property in question.
Distributionof2016 Distributionof2016
Appeals Appeals
byMarketValue ByNumberofAppeals
Filed
BusinessPersonal
3% Property
BusinessPersonal
39% Commercial 8% Property
18%
55% Commercial
Land
71% 3%
3% Land
Residential
Residential
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Taxpayers that file an appeal are first given an opportunity to meet Informally with an appraiser. The majority
of protests filed are resolved at an informal level. If the property owner is unable to reach a value agreement
with the appraiser they arethen able to carry their protest to the Appraisal Review Board for a Formal hearing.
2%
14%
9% Informal
Withdrawn
11%
64% NoShow/Dismissed
Formal
Other
Taxpayers dissatisfied with the Appraisal Review Board Formal hearing determination may appeal the
decision to: Arbitration, SOAH, or District Court.
10YearHistoryof
PropertyLawsuits
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
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COMPTROLLER PTAD STUDIES
Annually the Comptrollers Property Tax Assistance Division performs either a Property Value Study (PVS) or
Methods and Assistance Program (MAP) review of each appraisal district.
Travis CAD received its most recent PVS review in 2016. The purpose of the PVS is to determine the median
level of appraisal for the appraisal district; and, determine the taxable value for each ISD for school funding
purposes.
2016 Property Value Study
% Ratios % Ratios
Median
Number of 2016 CAD Rept Coefficient of w/in (+/-) w/in (+/-) Price-Related
Category Level of
Ratios ** Appraised Value Dispersion 10% of 25% of Differential
Appr
Median Median
A. Single-
Family 7,890 102,068,515,688 .99 6.66 79.51 97.32 1.01
Residences
B. Multi-
Family 142 22,749,430,521 1.00 4.05 90.84 97.18 .98
Residences
C1. Vacant
271 2,692,654,927 * * * * *
Lots
C2. Colonia lots 0 0 * * * * *
D2.
Farm/Ranch 0 33,803,207 * * * * *
Imp
E. Rural non-
25 1,129,073,377 * * * * *
qualified
F1.
Commercial 237 39,426,387,483 1.00 4.68 88.60 97.46 .98
Real
F2. Industrial
0 647,671,883 * * * * *
Real
G. Oil, Gas,
0 0 * * * * *
Minerals
J. Utilities 7 901,914,471 * * * * *
L1.
Commercial 178 6,784,434,547 1.00 8.34 74.71 92.69 1.05
Personal
L2. Industrial
0 4,868,325,021 * * * * *
Personal
M. Other
0 186,844,417 * * * * *
Personal
O. Residential
0 671,185,461 * * * * *
Inventory
S. Special
0 307,163,152 * * * * *
Inventory
Overall 8,750 182,467,404,155 .99 7.20 78.48 95.96 .98
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Travis CAD received its most recent MAP review in 2015. The review is designed to determine whether
appraisal districts are meeting minimum requirements for appraisal duties and reviews specifically for
governance, taxpayer assistance, operating procedures, and appraisal standards and methodology. Travis CAD
passed all mandatory requirements and received exceeds rating in all areas of review.
2015 Methods and Assistance Program Review
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APPRAISAL DISTRICT FINANCES
Local taxing units pay CAD expenses according to their share of the total property tax levy of all the taxing
units in the CAD. Each taxing unit participating in the CAD is allocated a portion of the amount of the budget
equal to the proportion that the total dollar amount of property taxes imposed in the CAD by the unit for the tax
year in which the budget proposal is prepared bears to the sum of the total dollar amount of property taxes
imposed in the CAD by each participating unit for that year.
Budgetby TaxingUnitType WaterControl

Improvement City
0.71% 16.00%
EmergencyDistrict
SchoolDistrict 1.19%
55.89%
County
16.32%
HospitalDistrict
4.70%
RoadDistrict Junior
0.03% MunicipalUtility College
1.30% 3.85%
Top10ContributingTaxingUnits AUSTINISD
TRAVISCOUNTY
4% 4% 3%
4% CITYOFAUSTIN
5%
36% TRAVISCOUNTYHEALTHCAREDISTRICT
5%
PFLUGERVILLEISD
EANESISD
5% 16% AUSTINCOMMCOLLDIST
18%
LAKETRAVISISD
LEANDERISD
ROUNDROCKISD
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The Districts financial statements are audited annually by a CPA in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. The results of the audit are presented to the Board.
The appraisal district budget is prepared and presented to the Board of Directors and all taxing units in
preliminary form no later than June 15th of the preceding budget year. After a public hearing is held, the Board
formally adopts the district budget no later than September 15th. The budget outlines goals, objectives and
programs to be accomplished; operating and maintenance expenditures, personnel breakdown with staffing
levels and salary ranges; and capitalized equipment to purchased.
Below is summary of the major revenue sources and major expenditure categories by fiscal years for FY 2015
and the previous five years budget histories.
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A useful statistic is comparing the CAD budget to the total taxes levied by the taxing entities. It reflects how
much it costs to generate a dollar of property tax revenue which, in turn, indicates appraisal and operating
efficiencies.
CAD 2015TaxLevy 2016Budget %ofLevy

DallasCAD $5,274,564,192 $24,471,932 0.46%
BexarCAD $3,194,991,963 $16,058,740 0.50%
TravisCAD $3,300,883,208 $17,492,994 0.53%
TarrantCAD $3,704,266,973 $21,232,727 0.57%
HarrisCAD $10,266,590,424 $77,706,380 0.76%
ElPasoCAD $1,026,944,258 $13,336,134 1.30%

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CAD STAFFING
Key District Personnel

Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler
Deputy Chief of Appraisal Paul Snyder
Director Residential Appraisal Michael Kasper
Director Commercial Appraisal Lonnie Hendry
Director Customer Service Eileen Hyland
Director Information Technolgy Tawnya Blaylock
Director Human Resources Paula Fugate
Finance and Facilities Manager Leana Mann
Senior Litigation Attorney Sharon Baxter
The appraisal district employs a mixture of professional and clerical staff.
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Budgeted Full-time Employees vs. Actual Full-time Employees
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VISIT OR CONTACT US
Office Location:
8314 Cross Park Drive
Austin, TX 78754
Mailing Address:
P.0. Box 149012
Austin, TX 78714-9012
Customer Inquiries and Assistance:
Phone: (512) 834-9138
Fax: (512) 835-5371
Email: tcad_info@tcadcentral.org
Website: www.traviscad.org
Business Hours:
M, Tu, W, F
7:45am-4:45pm
Th
9:00am 4:45pm
Directions:
From North Austin:
From north Austin go south on IH 35 and take the 183 Lockhart/Lampasas exit which will be exit number 240A
- 239. Turn left at the light onto highway 183 South staying on frontage road approximately 3/4 miles. Turn left
onto Cameron Rd. Continue for approximately one mile and turn right at the second stop light onto Cross Park
Drive. Proceed 3/4 mile and our office at 8314 Cross Park will be on the right. If you have reached the post
office on the left you have gone too far.
From South Austin:
From south Austin go north on IH 35 take the 183 Lockhart/Lampasas exit which will be exit number 240A -
239. At the second stop light turn right on Hwy 183 staying on frontage road approximately 3/4 miles. Turn left
onto Cameron Rd. Continue for approximately one mile and turn right at the second stop light onto Cross Park
Drive. Proceed 3/4 mile and our office at 8314 Cross Park will be on the right. If you have reached the post
office on the left you have gone too far.
From East Austin:
From east Austin, heading west on Hwy 183 take the Cameron Road Exit, turn right onto Cameron Rd.
Continue for approximately one mile and turn right at the second stop light onto Cross Park Drive. Proceed 3/4
mile and our office at 8314 Cross Park will be on the right. If you have reached the post office on the left you
have gone too far.
From West Austin:
From west Austin, heading east on Hwy 183 take the Cameron Road exit. Turn left onto Cameron Rd. Continue
for approximately one mile and turn right at the second stop light onto Cross Park Drive. Proceed 3/4 mile and
our office at 8314 Cross Park will be on the right. If you have reached the post office on the left you have gone
too far.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF APPRAISER

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Revenue by Source, 2009 (1)

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HOW DOES THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM WORK?

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PROPERTY TAX CALENDAR

Appraisal districts are required to appraise property at its value

April May Appraisal districts send notices of appraised value.

Appraisal review boards begin hearing protests from property

Appraisal districts certify current appraised values to taxing

August September Local taxing units adopt tax rates.

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ROLE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT

Each Texas county is served by an appraisal district

Richard Lavine Ed Keller

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TRAVIS CAD MISSION

Our Mission Our Vision Our Values

Service: Provide exceptional

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TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS

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DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY TAXES

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APPRAISAL DISTRICT STATISTICS

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20 YEAR HISTORY OF APPRAISAL ROLL VALUES

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2016 State Property Categories

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