Property Tax Appeals in Texas
How it works in Texas
Texas has no state income tax, so property tax funds most local government and school services, and Texans protest their appraisals at a much higher rate than most states as a result. Every county appraisal district reappraises property annually, and any owner can file a protest challenging that year's appraised value.
Deadline
The deadline to protest is May 15, or 30 days after the appraisal district mails your Notice of Appraised Value, whichever is later. Confirmed directly from Travis and Williamson County Appraisal Districts' own protest pages.
Terminology
Texas uses "protest," not "appeal." It is filed with your County Appraisal District (CAD), and if unresolved informally, escalated to that county's Appraisal Review Board (ARB).
- Protesting is mainstream in Texas; homeowners who skip it are widely considered to be leaving money on the table.
- O'Connor & Associates is the largest property tax protest firm in Texas, handling 200,000+ protests a year.