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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 805
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 161
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 1
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 25
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 21
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 8
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 30
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 206
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 260
Number Other Property Tax Protests 93
Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $558,781,010
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $59,077,370
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $241,930
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $12,289,970
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $167,115,950
$ Value Utilities Protested $52,177,530
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $237,114,590
$ Value Other Protested $30,763,670
2019 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 323
total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 521
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 150
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 251
Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $76
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $175
2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 96
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 1
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 95
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 1
2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $26,616,810
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $4,970
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $26,611,840
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 0