Bandera County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,930 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 1,420 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Bandera County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 1,330 commercial/industrial / other properties and xxx for 600 (68.9% commercial vs 31% houses). The total value of Bandera County property protested in 2018 was $415,900,000 including $125,200,000 for houses and $290,700,000 for commercial/other. The total value of property appealed in Bandera County in the last two years rose by 143.9% versus 30.2% statewide. Bandera County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 50 ARB hearings while Bandera County Appraisal District coordinated 1,187 hearings. Bandera County protests settled informally decreased from 1590 in 2016 to 1,190 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $1 million for all types of property at both the informal hearings and the formal / ARB hearings (estimate based on no exemptions and 2.7% tax rate.) Informal protests were successful for 90.9% of Bandera County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 53% of ARB appeals.

Bandera County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

BanderaCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,933
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	601
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	2
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	138
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	53
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	37
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	1,099

BanderaCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$415,886,173
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$125,165,816
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$3,795,600
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$70,734,889
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$4,617,090
$ Value Utilities Protested	$47,615,670
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$160,957,108

BanderaCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	959

BanderaCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,187
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	404
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	1,079

BanderaCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	7294550
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$691

BanderaCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	45
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	14
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	31
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	7

BanderaCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$30,544,269
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$7,294,550
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$23,249,719

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0