HB 4715

appraisal districts renamed by county code number

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the name of an appraisal district.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Names become Appraisal District and a number.

The bill requires every Texas appraisal district to be named by the comptroller's county code number, in the form "Appraisal District #(number)." It touches all county appraisal districts and consolidated districts that share an appraisal office by contract, which must list each county's code number. On the ground, names like a county-named appraisal district go away, because a district name may no longer include the name of a county, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means subcommittee on Property Tax Appraisals. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4715 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Andy HopperRHouse 64

ITEM

relating to the name of an appraisal district.

WHAT IT DOES

Names become Appraisal District and a number.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 12, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 85%

THE TEXT

“The name of an appraisal district may not include the name of a county.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill only changes what appraisal districts are called and does nothing else to how they appraise or operate.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Andy Hopper

Donors

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$165K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$111K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$106K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$165,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$165,000.00

Cash: $145,000.00
Paid by others: $20,000.00
Total: $165,000.00

digital $20,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101059537, 101069128.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$111,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$111,000.00

Cash: $105,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $111,000.00

poll $6,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101072124.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$106,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$106,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $106,000.00

poll $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101045753.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$165,000.00

Cash: $145,000.00
Paid by others: $20,000.00
Total: $165,000.00

digital $20,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101059537, 101069128.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$111,000.00

Cash: $105,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $111,000.00

poll $6,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101072124.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$106,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $106,000.00

poll $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101045753.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 12, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

Text

The text as introduced · 185 words

89R14445 JBD-D

By: Hopper
H.B. No. 4715

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the name of an appraisal district.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 6.01, Tax Code, is amended by adding

Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:

(d) The name of an appraisal district must include the

county code number assigned by the comptroller to the county in

which the appraisal district is established. Except as provided by

Subsection (e), the name of each appraisal district must be in the

following form:

"Appraisal District #(county code number)."

(e) The name of a consolidated appraisal district that

operates by interlocal contract under Section 6.02(b) must include

the county code number assigned by the comptroller to each county in

which an appraisal district that is a party to the contract is

established and must be in the following form:

"Appraisal District #(county code number) and #(county code

number)."

(f) The name of an appraisal district may not include the

name of a county.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.