Homestead Tax Cap for 65 & Older If you are 65 or older ( or will be) and have declared your house a homestead, you did not get the same ad valorem school tax reduction everyone else did because our "brilliant" tax writers in Austin forgot about homestead tax cap for seniors and the disabled and the rest of the politicians didn't bother to read the bill or ask the right questions before they voted. You must vote in May to keep he Homestead tax cap for 65 and over,even if you are not 65 yet. If you are a Texas homeowner then this is important to you. If not, it is important to your friends who are. If you agree, please pass along to all on your email lists who lived in Texas to be sure all are aware of a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot in the May election. It is an amendment to correct an error made by the lawmakers when they voted for a reduction in school property taxes in 2005. When the lawmakers voted for a one-third reduction in school property taxes beginning in 2006 and to be completed this year, they forgot about the Homestead exemption for senior citizens and people with disabilities. The state constitution caps school property taxes for homeowners 65 years and older and those who are disabled. However,they DID NOT get the same reduction when the property tax cut for schools was voted on two years ago. So an amendment is on the May ballot to correct this error. The problem is that most voters who are younger than 65 or not disabled probably won't even notice the amendment or care. PLEASE get out and vote for this amendment if not for yourself, then for your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends. We would really appreciate you getting the word out to all your friends and families to vote for this amendment. The fear is that with a low voter turnout, the amendment could very well not pass. So, please, please pass the word and VOTE for the constitutional amendment. Early voting will take place: April 30 - May 5, 2008 from 7 am to 7 PM; May 6, 2008 from noon to 6 PM May 7 - May 8, 2008 from 7 am to 7 PM.
ELECTION DAY IS MAY 12, 2008
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