Property Tax Blog

In our previous blog posts, we went over how to prepare your evidence for a property tax appeal and what to expect at a hearing with the appraisal review board (ARB). This … Read more

Jefferson Central Appraisal District has released proposed noticed values for property tax assessments in 2025. During the 2025 property tax reassessment in Jefferson County, 35% of homes were overvalued and 65% of homes … Read more

Property owners in Harris County face an increase of $1.05 billion, based on information presented by Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) on Wednesday, March 25, 2025. Homeowners are estimated to absorb 51% … Read more

Importance of Texas Property Taxes Property owners have a legal responsibility to pay property taxes. Property taxes are determined by the property’s assessed value and are used to finance numerous services that … Read more

Early voting is now open for the June 15th run off election for Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) Board of Directors positions. This allows voters to elect three new seats to the … Read more

Texans overwhelmingly believe public oversight of appraisal districts is warranted. They were not aware the current appraisal district boards of directors is comprised only of representatives of tax entities (school, city, county, … Read more

When property tax notices of assessed value are sent, many assessors advise property owners; “just because your assessed value went up doesn’t mean your property taxes will.” Property owners should appeal every … Read more

Most property tax appeals have been resolved and the tax entities are sending 2021 property tax bills.  Property taxes are paid in arrears, so the property taxes paid in December 2021 or … Read more

Big news!  During the past 40 years, there was no consequence if the appraisal district or the appraisal review board ignored the laws regarding property tax hearings including the following: Sending proper … Read more

Property tax assessments for homes were increased by 15.9% for the tax year 2021, based on a review of 7,478 homes valued by Wise Appraisal District.  Homes valued between $500k to $1 … Read more