Glasscock County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,770 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 1,810 in 2017. The portion of Glasscock County accounts protested increased from 3.33% to 2.46% in 2016 to 2018. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 1,770 commercial/industrial/other properties and 3 for houses (99% commercial vs 0.16% houses). The number of protests for houses fell 3 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals fell by 1,770 (number of appeals; not the %). The total value of Glasscock County property protested in 2018 was $1.62 billion, including $0.3 million for houses and $1.63 billion for commercial/other. Glasscock County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 0 ARB hearings while Glasscock County Appraisal District coordinated 1,610 hearings. Glasscock County protests settled informally rose from 333 in 2016 to 1,610 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $11 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.). Glasscock County property owners who protested and attended the informal hearing were successful in 11.8% of appeals in 2018, but only about 2.46% protest. Is it a mystery why more don’t appeal given the probability of success.

Glasscock County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

GlasscockCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,776
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	3
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	0
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	3
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	4
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	4
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	12
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	53
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	1,694
Number Other Property Tax Protests	3

GlasscockCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,622,935,133
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$257,432
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$0
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$5,789,445
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$299,717,927
$ Value Utilities Protested	$93,965,384
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$1,223,139,330
$ Value Other Protested	$65,615

GlasscockCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	67

GlasscockCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,610
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	3
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	190

GlasscockCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	60679
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$187

GlasscockCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	0
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	0

GlasscockCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$0
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$0
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$0

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0