Property Tax Research
Michael researches Texas property tax law, appraisal district procedure, and protest strategy for Andy's editorial team. He writes the plain-English breakdowns of deadlines, exemptions, and the Tax Code sections homeowners actually run into.
Texas appraisal districts mail notices every spring. Before you decide whether to protest, here are the four numbers on the notice actually worth double-checking.
Most Texas counties set the same protest deadline every year, but "most" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Here's how to find your actual date.
Section 25.25 is the part of the tax code that lets certain past-year errors get corrected, sometimes years after you paid. Here's how it actually works.
Appraisal districts value your home by comparing it to similar recent sales nearby. Protesting well means understanding how they picked those comparables, and how to challenge them.
It's one form, but it's worth real money every year, and it's the exemption most new homeowners forget to file. Here's what qualifies and when to file.
No robes, no jury, and it's usually over in fifteen minutes. Here's a walkthrough of what an informal and formal ARB hearing actually look like.
Property tax is billed to the owner, but the cost rarely stops there. A look at how assessed values work their way into rent.
