Legislature · Texas House · HD 004
Won Nov 3, 2026 re-election (unofficial).
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District covers 2 counties (TLC district-by-county report PLANH2316)
Kept: 1
Secure property tax relief, including expansion of the homestead exemption.
KeptTaxes · stated date not recorded · promise source · #182
“This past session my colleagues in the Legislature and Keith achieved a historic milestone by passing the most substantial property tax cut ever seen. This groundbreaking plan brings about an impressive $18 billion in property tax relief through the reduction of school district tax rates, the expansion of the homestead exemption, and crucial reforms to the appraisal process!”
Stated
2026-11-10 · source
Filed
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Committee
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One chamber
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Signed
2025-06-16 · source
In effect
2025-11-04 · source
Funded & in effect: Proposition 13 approved Nov 4, 2025.
Linked bills: SB 4 (89R)
Why Kept: Campaign issues page treats property-tax relief, including expanding the homestead exemption, as a core commitment. In the 89th regular session he was a House cosponsor of SB 4, listed as 'Bell, Keith' separately from 'Bell, Cecil'; signed June 16, 2025, with Prop 13 approved Nov 4, 2025. The campaign page also recaps an earlier (88th-session / Nov 7) cut; this rating is for continued homestead-exemption relief in the 89th, documented by the SB 4 cosponsorship. (east-tx-2-research, 2026-11-10 15:59:11 UTC)
- cited undated · statement · Keith Bell campaign issues page, Secured Property Tax Relief: highlights homestead-exemption expansion as part of his tax-relief work. Page undated; retrieved 2026-11-10. — source
- cited 2025-06-16 · bill · TLO 89(R) SB 4 history: House cosponsors include Bell, Keith; signed June 16, 2025. — source
- cited 2025-11-04 · official_record · 2025 Texas Proposition 13 (SJR 2): voters approved increasing the school-district homestead exemption to $140,000 (Nov 4, 2025). — source
History (append-only)
- 2026-11-10 15:59:11 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 15:59:11) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
- 2026-11-10 15:59:11 UTC · Kept (current) — Campaign issues page treats property-tax relief, including expanding the homestead exemption, as a core commitment. In the 89th regular session he was a House cosponsor of SB 4, listed as 'Bell, Keith' separately from 'Bell, Cecil'; signed June 16, 2025, with Prop 13 approved Nov 4, 2025. The campaign page also recaps an earlier (88th-session / Nov 7) cut; this rating is for continued homestead-exemption relief in the 89th, documented by the SB 4 cosponsorship.
- 2026-11-10 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
- 2025-06-16 · step Passed both/signed (superseded) — source — Signed by the governor June 16, 2025 (TLO). Article 1 waited on voter approval of SJR 2.
- 2025-11-04 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — Proposition 13 approved Nov 4, 2025.