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Tex. Tax Code § 33.01 (2026)

Penalties And Interest

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Sec. 33.01. PENALTIES AND INTEREST. (a) A delinquent tax incurs a penalty of six percent of the amount of the tax for the first calendar month it is delinquent plus one percent for each additional month or portion of a month the tax remains unpaid prior to July 1 of the year in which it becomes delinquent. However, a tax delinquent on July 1 incurs a total penalty of twelve percent of the amount of the delinquent tax without regard to the number of months the tax has been delinquent. A delinquent tax continues to incur the penalty provided by this subsection as long as the tax remains unpaid, regardless of whether a judgment for the delinquent tax has been rendered.

(b) If a person who exercises the split-payment option provided by Section 31.03 of this code fails to make the second payment before July 1, the second payment is delinquent and incurs a penalty of twelve percent of the amount of unpaid tax.

(c) A delinquent tax accrues interest at a rate of one percent for each month or portion of a month the tax remains unpaid. Interest payable under this section is to compensate the taxing unit for revenue lost because of the delinquency. A delinquent tax continues to accrue interest under this subsection as long as the tax remains unpaid, regardless of whether a judgment for the delinquent tax has been rendered.

(d) In lieu of the penalty imposed under Subsection (a), a delinquent tax incurs a penalty of 50 percent of the amount of the tax without regard to the number of months the tax has been delinquent if the tax is delinquent because the property owner received an exemption under:

(1) Section 11.13 and the chief appraiser subsequently cancels the exemption because the residence was not the principal residence of the property owner and the property owner received an exemption for two or more additional residence homesteads for the tax year in which the tax was imposed;

(2) Section 11.13(c) or (d) for a person who is 65 years of age or older and the chief appraiser subsequently cancels the exemption because the property owner was younger than 65 years of age; or

(3) Section 11.13(q) and the chief appraiser subsequently cancels the exemption because the property owner was younger than 55 years of age when the property owner's spouse died.

(e) A penalty imposed under Subsection (d) does not apply if:

(1) the exemption was granted by the appraisal district or board and not at the request or application of the property owner or the property owner's agent; or

(2) at any time before the date the tax becomes delinquent, the property owner gives to the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the property is located written notice of circumstances that would disqualify the owner for the exemption.

(f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a delinquent tax for which a person defers payment under Section 31.02(b) that is not paid on or before the date the deferral period prescribed by that subsection expires:

(1) accrues interest at a rate of six percent for each year or portion of a year the tax remains unpaid; and

(2) does not incur a penalty.

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2290, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 168, ch. 13, Sec. 127, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 5.3, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 33, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 788 (H.B. 1883), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 28 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: City of Houston v. First City, 827 S.W.2d 462 (Tex. App. 1992).

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City of Houston v. First City, 827 S.W.2d 462 (Tex. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “" First City Bank, in its second amended original answer, in addition to pleading a general denial, pleaded as affirmative defenses: *468 (1) that in the letters transmitting the checks to the City and HISD, counsel for First City Bank specifically set forth that the payments…”

Richardson Indep. Sch. Dist. v. GE Capital Corp., 58 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (a), (c) (Vernon Supp.”

City of Bellaire v. Efrem Sewell, 426 S.W.3d 116 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (a) (“[A] tax delinquent on July 1 incurs a total penalty of twelve percent of the amount of the delinquent tax .”

Irving Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Packard Props., Ltd., 741 F. Supp. 120 (N.D. Tex. 1990). · cites it 3× “Plaintiffs sue for penalties (including costs of collection) and interest on the unpaid ad valorem taxes pursuant to Tex. Tax Code Ann. §§ 33.01 (a), 5 33.01(c), 6 *124 and 33.”

Aldine Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Ogg, 122 S.W.3d 257 (Tex. App. 2003). “” Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (c) (Vernon 2001).”

In Re Jones, 368 B.R. 602 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007). · cites it 5× “2005) (rejecting the rate found in Tex. Tax Code § 33.01 and instead using its discretion to set an equitable interest rate based on the circumstances of the particular case).”

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Indep. Sch. Dist. v. JPD, Inc., 168 S.W.3d 184 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “01 of the property tax code, which explains the penalties and interest due on delinquent taxes, TEX. TAX CODE ANN. § 33.01. [3] Section 6.”

Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Heartland Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 159 B.R. 198 (S.D. Tex. 1993). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Tax Code § 33.01; § 33.07 (Vernon 1992).”

In Re Kizzee-Jordan, 626 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 2010). “2001) ("It is axiomatic that an assignee or subrogee walks in the shoes of his assignor and takes the assigned rights subject to all defenses which the opposing party might be able to assert against his assignor."); see also Smart v.”

In Re Process Prop. Corp., 327 B.R. 603 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2005). · cites it 2× “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (c) (2004) (emphasis added).”

Atl. Shippers of Texas, Inc. v. Jefferson Cnty., 363 S.W.3d 276 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (a), (c). We hold that the provisions of section 25.”

In Re Bh S & B Holdings LLC, 435 B.R. 153 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010). “62, respectively, plus penalties and interest accruing pursuant to tex. tax Code ANN. §§ 33.01 and 33.07 (2010).”

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— Tex. Tax Code § 33.01(a) — 8 cases

Richardson Indep. Sch. Dist. v. GE Capital Corp., 58 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (a), (c) (Vernon Supp.”

Irving Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Packard Props., Ltd., 762 F. Supp. 699 (N.D. Tex. 1991).

In Re Process Prop. Corp., 327 B.R. 603 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2005). “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 33.01 (c) (2004) (emphasis added).”

In Re Jones, 368 B.R. 602 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007). “2005) (rejecting the rate found in Tex. Tax Code § 33.01 and instead using its discretion to set an equitable interest rate based on the circumstances of the particular case).”

— Tex. Tax Code § 33.01(c) — 1 case

Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Heartland Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 159 B.R. 198 (S.D. Tex. 1993). “” Tex. Tax Code § 33.01; § 33.07 (Vernon 1992).”

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