Your 2026 property tax bill for your Burleson home should be in your mailbox or your online account by now, and it is easy to look at the total and move on. Don't. That bill tells you whether your exemptions took, who is charging you what, and, this year, it comes with a deadline that lands on a Sunday. Here is how I would read it.
Texas property taxes are due when you get the bill, and the last day to pay without penalty is normally January 31. January 31, 2027 is a Sunday. Texas Tax Code Section 1.06 says a deadline that lands on a weekend is met on the next regular business day, and Johnson County's tax office says the same thing in its FAQ. That makes Monday, February 1, 2027 the practical last day.
I would not plan on that extra day. Tarrant County says online and phone payments must be finished by 11:59 p.m. on the due date and mailed payments postmarked by January 31, and the Comptroller warns that mail sent too close to a deadline can be treated as late. Pay the week before and you never have this argument. If you are down to the wire, call your tax office first.
Here is what late costs, per the Texas Comptroller:
Not getting a bill does not get you out of any of this. If you have not seen yours by mid-January, the Comptroller says to contact your tax office.
Texas Tax Code Section 31.01 spells out what has to be on the bill or on a statement sent with it. The parts worth your time:
I read two things first. The exemption lines, because that is where a missing homestead shows up. And the six-year history, because it tells you whether your bill moved because of your value or because of the rate. If you bought this year, also know that some of what you see may belong to the seller. Exemptions on a bill can disappear next year, and the 10% cap does not transfer to you.
These are adopted 2026 rates per $100 of taxable value, from the Johnson County appraisal district's rate page and Tarrant County's truth-in-taxation summary:
Here is the catch on the city's number. Burleson calls $0.7298 its no-new-revenue rate, which sounds like nobody pays more. It means the rate that raises about the same money as last year overall. Your own line can still go up if your value did, and on a home with the same taxable value, the higher rate alone adds about $8 per $100,000.
Add it up for a home inside the city in Burleson ISD and you get $2.402 per $100 on the Johnson side and $2.45 on the Tarrant side, before exemptions. Exemptions differ too, so do not treat that as your bill. Some Johnson County addresses can also carry a Hill College line, listed at $0.05 on the appraisal district's Joshua entry. Check what is printed on yours.
The piece people miss is who sends the bill. Tarrant County's 2026 list marks both the City of Burleson and Burleson ISD as units its tax office does NOT service. Burleson ISD says its taxes are collected by the Johnson County Tax Assessor, even though its homes are appraised by both districts. So if you live on the Tarrant side in Burleson ISD, look for more than one bill: Tarrant's office for the county, JPS and the college, and at least one separate bill for the rest. If you paid one and thought you were done, check. Addresses in Crowley, Everman or Mansfield ISD are different, because Tarrant County lists those as units it does service. You can find both tax offices on the Johnson County appraisal district's tax page.
For the bigger picture on how the two counties work, I covered that in Burleson property taxes, explained.
The city's 2026-27 budget added a stormwater fee. That one shows up on your utility bill, not your tax bill, with a prorated charge in October and the full fee starting in November. If you live in a Public Improvement District, that is a separate charge too. The Johnson County appraisal district says those fees are collected by the tax office that collects the city or county taxes, so ask how yours is billed.
Either way, keep paying on time. The Comptroller is clear that you have no legal right to withhold your taxes. I am a REALTOR, not a tax professional, so confirm anything about your own bill with your tax office, your appraisal district or a tax pro.
The usual last day to pay without penalty is January 31. January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so under Texas Tax Code Section 1.06 payment on Monday, February 1, 2027 is timely. Confirm with your tax office and do not wait for the last day.
Tarrant County's tax office does not service the City of Burleson or Burleson ISD, and Burleson ISD says its taxes are collected by the Johnson County Tax Assessor. A Tarrant-side home in Burleson ISD can have more than one bill. Check with both offices.
The City of Burleson adopted $0.7298 per $100 of taxable value for 2026, up from $0.7218 for 2025. Burleson ISD stayed at $1.2552. County and other lines depend on where the home sits.
Not sure which county or school district your Burleson home is in, or who should be billing you? Send me the address and I will walk through it with you. If that bill has you wondering what the house is actually worth, start with a home value request.
REALTOR® · BHHS PenFed Realty Texas
I help buyers and sellers across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex — Fort Worth, Burleson, Southlake, Crowley and Keller, and the surrounding Dallas area. I write these because they are the questions I answer on the phone every week, and most people never get a straight answer to them. If you have one I have not covered, ask me — I will probably turn it into the next post.
