For years, Texas property owners have looked to the property appraisal process to seek relief on their property tax bills while ignoring the budget and rate setting process.

HB 3 passed by the 86th Legislature mandated that school districts reduce maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rates in the years to come

One of Texas’ key economic development programs—Chapter 312 of the Tax Code that allows cities and counties to offer temporary tax abatements—is set to expire in 2019. In this brief, TTARA looks at how the program works.

One of the problems with the property tax system is the lack of public understanding about how tax rates affect the amount of tax owed. Most people believe that the amount of property taxes they pay every year is strictly a function of the value of their property. In fact, value is just half of…

Property owners have the right to protest values and other matters to an appraisal review board in each county. Protest determinations may be appealed. This administrative and judicial review process provides taxpayers with due process and full adjudication of appraisal disputes.