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DFW Market Brief, Episode 24 — Saturday, October 24, 2026
Paperwork episode: the Texas homestead exemption, the most valuable form most homeowners never file. What it knocks off your school taxes, the 10 percent annual cap that is the real long-term protection, and how to file Form 50-114 for free.
The numbers from this episode:
140,000 dollars off your home's value for school district taxes (Texas Comptroller; from voters last November, Proposition 13 and Senate Bill 4)
Another 60,000 dollars for homeowners 65 or older or disabled, for 200,000 dollars total off school taxes (Texas Comptroller)
Once filed, taxable value generally cannot rise more…
The skinny
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