Texas Property Tax Protesting Information

[Andrew Postell]

There's been a lot of great information going around about property taxes here in Texas and just thought I would share some of it here.

One of the new laws that went into effect this year is "House Bill 1313" which restricts appraisers ability to raise your property value the year AFTER you just protested it. So if you protested last year, they cannot raise your value this year...unless there is strong, compelling reason to do so. Here's a quick article on it.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Article

The state of Texas also provides some good resources on protesting your taxes. I attached their 2 page document for reference below in case anyone wanted to read up on it. Thanks!

[Ronald Rohde]

Originally posted by @Kyle Mccaw:

@Andrew PostellThanks for providing such great info. 

It is free to protest so everyone should. If you don't have the time or are intimidated by the process, there are several service providers that will protest on your behalf. I have found that most only charge a fee if they are successful. 

 And there are some charging a flat fee if you're confident in success. Some are coming down from 50% of savings too.