That is not what the founders intended. In 1836, they wrote that “all political power is inherent in the People” — and that no person’s property could be taken without consent and just compensation. Today, appraisal districts Texans did not elect assign values Texans cannot afford, to fund budgets Texans did not approve.
This site exists to help.
The Texas property tax code, the homestead cap, the protest deadlines, the Appraisal Review Board process — in plain language, without the jargon the system uses to keep you out.
Appraisal districts, elected officials, deadlines, and resources for all 254 Texas counties. Find yours.
Reporting and perspective on what’s happening to property owners across Texas — and what the Republic was built to be.
You have a limited window to protest — generally May 15 or 30 days after the notice was mailed, whichever is later. Here’s what to do, step by step, before the deadline runs out.
All political power is inherent in the People, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit; and they have at all times an inalienable right to alter their government in such manner as they may think proper.
Declaration of Rights, Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836
