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2019 Property Tax Protests

Property Tax Protest Summary

Tax protests filed for 2019 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 310
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 57
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 2
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 14
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 6
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 14
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 30
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 158
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 182
Number Other Property Tax Protests 287
Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $474,583,021
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $9,594,346
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $981,058
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $6,805,369
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $212,450,520
$ Value Utilities Protested $122,736,900
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $10,919,295
$ Value Other Protested $111,095,534
2019 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 440
total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 483
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 123
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 257
Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $75
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $182
2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 98
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 15
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 84
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 10
2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $1,026,669
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $166,363
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $844,384
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 1