What you actually pay when property changes hands in Texas.
Verified September 21, 2026 · statute and revenue department cross-checked
Texas does not charge a real estate transfer tax.
The Texas Constitution prohibits any real estate transfer tax. An amendment adopted in 2015 blocks the legislature from ever creating one.
Only the county clerk’s recording fee applies.
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Sources
Statute: Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 29
Texas Constitution Art. 8 Sec. 29 “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.”
Last verified: September 21, 2026.
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