Uvalde County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,170 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 1.710 in 2017. The portion of Uvalde County accounts protested increased from 7.58% to 4.82% in 2016 to 2018. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 900 commercial/industrial / other properties and 265 for houses (9% commercial vs 2.65% houses). The total value of Uvalde County property protested in 2018 was $530,000,000, including $39,500,000 for houses and $493,900,000 for commercial / other. The total value of property appealed in Uvalde County in the last two years fell by 10.1% versus 30.2% statewide. Uvalde County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 2,120 ARB hearings while Uvalde County Appraisal District coordinated 0 hearings. Uvalde County protests settled informally rose/fell from 1,010 in 2016 to 2,120 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $4 million for all types of property at both the informal hearings and the formal / ARB hearings (estimate based on no exemptions and 2.7% tax rate.) Informal protests were successful for 51.2% of Uvalde County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 100% of ARB appeals.

Uvalde County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

UvaldeCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,169
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	265
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	14
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	185
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	67
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	2
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	48
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	62
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	526

UvaldeCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$533,402,263
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$39,503,700
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$20,270,995
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$106,396,136
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$267,057,030
$ Value Utilities Protested	$55,192,414
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$44,981,988

UvaldeCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,140

UvaldeCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	2,121
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	554
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	1,086

UvaldeCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	6,999,354
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$67,169,727

UvaldeCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	49
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	17
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	32
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	43

UvaldeCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$63,657,364
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$172,963
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$63,484,401

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0