Texas § 8.29 TRANSFER TAX ON TRANSACTION CONVEYING FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED.

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§ 8.29 — TRANSFER TAX ON TRANSACTION CONVEYING FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED.

Texas § 8.29

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Tex. Texas Constitution Code Ann. § 8.29 (2026).

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Sec. 29. TRANSFER TAX ON TRANSACTION CONVEYING FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED.

(a)After January 1, 2016, no law may be enacted that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property.

(b)This section does not prohibit:

(1)the imposition of a general business tax measured by business activity;

(2)the imposition of a tax on the production of minerals;

(3)the imposition of a tax on the issuance of title insurance; or

(4)the change of a rate of a tax in existence on January 1, 2016. (Added Nov. 3, 2015.)

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Sec. 29. TRANSFER TAX ON TRANSACTION CONVEYING FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED. (a) After January 1, 2016, no law may be enacted that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property.
(b) This section does not prohibit:
(1) the imposition of a general business tax measured by business activity;
(2) the imposition of a tax on the production of minerals;
(3) the imposition of a tax on the issuance of title insurance; or
(4) the change of a rate of a tax in existence on January 1, 2016.
(Added Nov. 3, 2015.)