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Ellis County appraiser warns valuation cap would shift, not cut, local property taxes
Summary
Ellis County Appraiser Eugene Rupp told commissioners a proposed cap on appraised or assessed values (example: 3%) does not lower total tax collections but shifts the tax burden among property owners, creating inequities; commissioners discussed alternative relief paths including sales tax timing and exemption programs.
Eugene Rupp, Ellis County appraiser, told the County Commission on Nov. 12 that an appraisal or assessed‑value cap — often proposed as a way to limit rising property tax bills — would not reduce the total dollars collected by taxing entities. Using a three‑percent cap as an illustrative example, Rupp demonstrated how a cap produces a new capped market value for properties while taxing jurisdictions would adjust the mill levy so the taxing entities collect the same total revenue, resulting in some owners paying more and others less.
Rupp walked commissioners through a…
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