You have the right to appeal the appraised value or the classification (the use) assigned to your property. Each year is a new valuation. If you have an appeal pending for the prior tax year, to preserve your rights for the current year, you must appeal the current year’s valuation. A resolution of a prior tax year may not affect subsequent tax year(s). If you decide to appeal the value of your property, you may do so by using one of two ways:
- To schedule an informal hearing on the valuation and/or classification of your property, mail the application on the back of your Notice of Value to the appraiser’s office. To be considered valid, the form must be received or postmarked on or before March 30. You will receive a confirmation letter stating the date and time of your informal hearing. After the hearing, results of the county’s final value determination will be mailed to you no later than May 20.
- Payment Under Protest forms may be filed if an informal hearing meeting has not already been held regarding the valuation of the property for the same tax year. Complete and submit the Payment Under Protest form online here, by mail or in-person with the County Treasurer's Office after November 1st and on or before December 20th with payment. (If at least one-half (1/2) of the taxes are paid by an escrow agent, a protest of the taxes must be filed no later than the following January 31.) If taxes are paid after these deadlines, any protest of the taxes must be filed at the time the taxes are paid. The County Appraiser will schedule an informal meeting after the County Treasurer forwards the Payment Under Protest form with paid receipt to their office.
You cannot appeal using both methods for the same property in the same tax year. So, if you start to appeal your "notice of value," be sure that you follow through with the appeal. You will not be allowed to "pay under protest" later.