Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) has consistently over-taxed primarily African-American and other low-income areas of Harris County. Historically, most of the home owners have seldom protested their property taxes. Compounding the problem, … Read more

(Why over 200,000 Harris County home owners are over-taxed by more than 10% and 30,000 are over-taxed by 50%) Appraisal districts use a process called mass appraisal to value hundreds of thousands … Read more

Property taxes in Texas are at some of the highest rates in the nation. Texas ranks third with a property tax rate of 1.81%. This means, among other things, that property tax … Read more

Have you been waiting to get the hearing notice for your property tax protest and not received it until now? Unfortunately, this tends to be a common problem. The best thing to … Read more

Home owners in primarily African-American zip codes in Harris County are seven times as likely to be over-taxed by at least 10% as home owners in primarily Anglo zip codes. Harris County … Read more

In terms of filing a protest for your commercial property taxes, there are actually two ways to accomplish such task. One way has three steps and the other has only one. Here … Read more

Home owners in primarily African-American zip codes in Harris County are seven times as likely to be over-taxed by at least 10% as home owners in primarily Anglo zip codes. Harris County … Read more

If you’re in the process of establishing a hearing with the Appraisal Review Board (ARB), then you may be compiling your evidences to prove your case. Of course, the county appraisal district … Read more

In Texas, dealing with property taxes and property valuations can be a major chore. The appraisal review board (ARB) in your county is supposed to be the independent arbiter of all property … Read more

In Texas, there are a lot of different ways to resolve disputes with your local county appraisal district (CAD). If you feel as if your property has been valued too highly, then … Read more