Galveston County Appraisal District 2021 Industrial Personal Property Tax Protest Summary

Industrial property in Galveston County accounts for 6% of the property tax base. These industries are facilities like refineries, chemical processing plants, and manufacturing and fabricating facilities. Property owners of industry in Galveston protested 87% of their property by value. That means they protested more than $2 B out of a total of $3 B of their taxable value. 44% of protests are elevated to the judicial level, compared to 60% of multifamily and 23% of commercial. For comparison, only 0.1% of the total value of homes were advanced to the judicial court.

Industry property owners can afford great representation to appeal their taxes. You can have the same if you enroll in the Property Tax Protection Program™. We represent the owners of 250,000 properties as they successfully protest their property taxes year after year. You'll never have to pay until we succeed in lowering your taxes. We represent you and your interests, just like the industry's representatives.