HOUSTON – October 17, 2007 – Harris County Tax Assessor - Collector Paul Bettencourt posts the information concerning 2007 property tax rates and estimated tax bills he provided Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council yesterday on the Tax Office Web site at www.hctax.net.

• Average Harris County homeowner’s tax bill would be up 10.98% in 2007, without a tax rate reduction.

Harris County Tax Office Analysis
Current to Initial

• Average City of Houston homeowner's tax bill will be up 12.72% even with 1/8 penny proposed tax rate reduction.

Harris County Tax Office Analysis
Current to Initial

• Letters describe tax levy increases for Harris County and City of Houston.
• Taxpayers with residential homestead exemptions in both the County and City of Houston could see their bill rise by more than 9% even with the 10% appraisal cap in place! (See the additional analysis online)

Also, visit the Tax Office Web site at www.hctax.net to view the appraised value changes by percent maps for all real property in Harris County and the Truth-in-Taxation notices.

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