Comanche County Taxpayers Co-Op

11/04/2025

IT’S ELECTION DAY!

11/02/2025

Correction: the tax statements our Comanche Tax Office mailed out last month to homeowners were calculated based on the assumption that Props 11 and 13 would pass. In case you didn’t see Tax Assessor/Collector Grace Everhart’s post it follows:

Hello. Comanche County Tax Office used the $140,000 homestead exemption and $60000 over 65 on the current bills that were mailed out. On the back of our statements it reads something to the effect that if the propositions dont pass you will owe $________. This seemed like the most cost effective way to approach it - other than waiting to send statements out until after the results of the November election and that would have hurt those of us that do the half pay by November 30th. Don't forget to vote!

10/31/2025

Propositions 11 and 13 if approved will provide big savings for homeowners.

Prop 13 would raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for all Texas homeowners.

Prop 11 would raise the exemption for 65 and older and disabled Texans an additional $60,000 for a combined total of $200,000, reducing school taxes for some tax payers to zero.

More good news: if passed propositions 11 and 13 will take effect immediately with a new tax bill being sent to you or your mortgage company.

10/30/2025

Tomorrow is the last day to vote early. Only 3% of Texans have voted. That’s not a very good percentage with only today, tomorrow and Tuesday the 4th left to cast your vote. A ballot of only propositions may not seem important but this is our opportunity to have a say in the actions of our legislators. If you haven’t voted please take time to review the 17 propositions and let your vote determine future legislation. And be sure to suppprt the ones that lower ad valorem (property) taxes.

10/22/2025

10/22/2025

FYI. Propositions 9,10,11,13,& 17 are all related to property tax relief. Propositions 11 & 13 offer tax relief for homeowners. Plan ahead for how you will vote. Early voting is ongoing until 0ctober 31. November 4th is Election Day.

10/22/2025

State Representative House District 59 Shelby Slawson has posted information on her website regarding the 17 propositions on the Nov 4 th ballot. Comanche County was in District 59 before redistricting put us in Distrct 68. If you would like to see the propositions as printed on the ballot go to her website: [email protected]
To see an analysis of them click on the “here” highlighted in blue.

10/16/2025

Just a couple things you might want to know. 1. Early voting begins next Monday October 20th. 2. It might be useful to decide how you want to vote on the 17 propositions and make a note of your choices. Most voters don’t know they allowed to take a note into the voting booth. You must not share it with someone else and you must not leave it in the voting booth.

10/15/2025

There are 17 proposed Constitutional amendments on the ballot of the statewide election on Tuesday, November 4th. I will attempt to simplify the propositions in hopes of making them more easily understood. Be sure to exercise your right to vote and “know before you go”.

Prop 1: Would create a permanent infrastructure fund and workforce education fund to support the Texas State Technical College System.

Prop 2: Would prohibit any future state tax on capital gains.

Prop 3: Would require judges to deny bail in certain felony cases.

Prop 4: Would dedicate a portion of state sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund.

Prop 5: Would authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxes animal feed held by a business for sale.

Prop 6: Would prohibit the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on entities that provide certain Securities transactions.

Prop 7: Would authorize the legislature to provide a tax exemption on the market value of home or residence of the spouse of a veteran who died from a service connected injury or condition.

Prop 8: Would prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes on a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, Inheritance, or gift.

Prop 9: Would authorize the legislature to exempt from taxation a portion of property that a person uses to produce income.

Prop 10: Would authorize the legislature to provide a temporary tax exemption on the appraised value of an improvement to a homestead residence destroyed by fire.

Prop 11: Would authorize the legislature to increase a school district tax exemption on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.

Prop 12: authorizes certain judicial agencies and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

Prop 13: Would increase the exemption of school district property taxes on residence homesteads from $100,000 to $140,000.

Prop 14: Would establish and provide a $3 billion fund from general revenue for the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas focused on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related diseases

Prop 15: The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.

Prop 16: The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Proo 17: Authorizes the legislature to provide a tax exemption for the increase in value of improvements related to border security on property in a county that borders Mexico

09/30/2025

The State election on November 4th has 17 proposed constitutional amendments, but no candidates. Historically when there are no candidates on the ballot voter turnout is low.
Proposition 13 will increase the school tax exemption for homeowners. Let’s be prepared to vote YES for this
proposition and encourage our family and friends to vote for it as well.
Early voting is 10/20 thru 10/24.
Deadline to register to vote is 10/6.
Deadline to apply for a mail in ballot is 10/24.