HJR97 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the use of xeriscape on the property.

  89R1082 RDS-D     By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 97       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature   to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount   of the market value of real property that arises from the use of   xeriscape on the property.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 1-m-1 to read as follows:           Sec.   1-m-1.     The legislature by general law may exempt from   ad valorem taxation the portion of the market value of real property   that arises from the use of xeriscape on the property.   The   legislature may define "xeriscape" for purposes of this section and   may prescribe additional eligibility requirements for the   exemption provided by this section.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the   legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of   the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the   use of xeriscape on the property."