Property Tax Protest · Texas
Protest your property taxes
in Texas.
Every Texas county has an appraisal district that sets your appraised value each spring. To fight it, you file a protest with the district — most now accept online filing — and you’ll typically get an informal review with an appraiser first, where a large share of cases settle. If you don’t settle, you present evidence at a hearing before the Appraisal Review Board, a panel of citizens independent of the district. With no state income tax, Texas property tax rates are among the highest in the country, which is why protesting annually is practically a state sport.
May 15, or 30 days after your Notice of Appraised Value is delivered — whichever is later. This one actually is statewide.
Texas has no statewide "assessment ratio" games — the CAD is supposed to appraise at full market value every year, so your evidence question is simple: what was the home really worth on January 1? A licensed appraisal as of the January 1 lien date is exactly that evidence. Homestead cap: if you have a homestead exemption, your taxable value can rise at most 10% per year — check whether your market value or your capped value is the number to fight.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Texas labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed TX appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Texas counties
Texas questions
May 15, or 30 days after your appraisal notice is delivered, whichever is later. Miss it and you generally wait until next year.
Many Texas homeowners do — values reset annually and the process is designed for it. Whether it’s worth paying for professional evidence in a given year is exactly what the $5 savings check answers.
Comparable sales as of January 1, adjusted for differences — which is precisely what a licensed appraisal contains. Photos of condition issues help too.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.