On November 12th, the Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector, Carmen P. Turner, announced via press release that there will be a delay in the mailing of property tax statements from the county, due to the recent constitutional amendment election in Texas. The election, held on November 7, 2023, included Proposition 4, which raised the mandatory homestead exemption for school district property taxation from $40,000.00 to $100,000.00. According to the release, this amendment will result in a reduction of school taxes for most homestead properties.

According to the Texas Tax Code, the Tax office must have tax statements mailed by January 10th. The Fort Bend County Tax Office is working to have statements mailed by mid-December.

“We understand the importance of timely delivery of tax statements, and we are doing everything possible to ensure that statements are mailed out as soon as possible,” said Turner in the news release.

For more information, please contact the Fort Bend County Tax Office at 281-341-3710.