AUTHORITY; APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTION APPLICATION.
Austin City Code § 11-1-51
in effect§ 11-1-51 - AUTHORITY; APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTION APPLICATION.
(A) The tax abatements contained in this article are adopted under the authority provided in Article 8, Section 1-f (Ad Valorem Tax Relief) of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.24 (Historic Sites) of the Texas Tax Code.
(B) These abatements apply only to city property taxes and not to taxes owing to other taxing units.
(C) Nothing in this division relieves a person from the responsibility to apply each year to the appraisal district for an exemption in accordance with the Texas Tax Code.
Source: Ord. 041202-16.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11TA_CH11-1ADVATA_ART3HIARDITAABPR_DIV1GEPR_S11-1-51AUAPEXAPFetched: 10/27/2026
