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A county judge and four commissioners perform the principal administrative and legislative functions in each Houston CMSA county. They serve four-year terms.
Legislative districts lying partly or entirely within the Houston
region:
State Senate Districts 4-7, 11, 13, 15, 17
State House of Representatives Districts 15, 16, 24-27, 126-150
Ad valorem taxes are assessed at 100% of market value.
1994 rates per $100 valuation: Harris County $.62665, City of Houston $.66497,
Houston Independent School District $1.384, Houston Community College $.05868.
The County and City exempt 20% of assessed valuation for a legally declared
homestead; HISD, 20% plus $5,000; HCC, 1%. Owners over age 65 are entitled
to the following additional exemptions from assessed valuation: Harris
County $156,240, City of Houston $34,006, HISD $15,000. For totally disabled
homeowners under age 65, Harris County exempts the first $156,240 assessed
valuation; the City of Houston, the first $34,006. For veterans with 10%
or more disability, all three jurisdictions exempt $1,500 for 10%-30% disability,
$2,000 for 31%-50%, $2,500 for 51%-60%, and $3,000 for 71% or greater.
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