Texas Property Code 2021 Chapter 6. Subchapter C
Texas Property Tax Code
2021 Edition
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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TITLE 1. PROPERTY TAX CODE
SUBTITLE B. PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 6. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER C. APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD
Sec. 6.41. APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD. (a) The appraisal review board is established for each appraisal district.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1) or (b-2), an appraisal review board consists of three members.
(b-1) An appraisal district board of directors by resolution of a majority of the board’s members may increase the size of the district’s appraisal review board to the number of members the board of directors considers appropriate.
(b-2) An appraisal district board of directors for a district established in a county with a population of one million or more by resolution of a majority of the board’s members shall increase the size of the district’s appraisal review board to the number of members the board of directors considers appropriate to manage the duties of the appraisal review board, including the duties of each special panel established under Section 6.425.
(c) To be eligible to serve on the board, an individual must be a resident of the district and must have resided in the district for at least two years.
(d) Members of the board are appointed by the local administrative district judge under Subchapter D, Chapter 74, Government Code, in the county in which the appraisal district is established. A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner for the unexpired portion of the term.
(d-1) All applications submitted to the appraisal district or to the appraisal review board from persons seeking appointment as a member of the appraisal review board shall be delivered to the local administrative district judge. The appraisal district may provide the local administrative district judge with information regarding whether an applicant for appointment to or a member of the board owes any delinquent ad valorem taxes to a taxing unit participating in the appraisal district.
(d-2) A local administrative district judge may make appointments to the board directly or may, by written order, appoint from three to five persons to perform the duties of appraisal review board commissioner. If the local administrative district judge chooses to appoint appraisal review board commissioners, each commissioner shall possess the same qualifications as those required of an appraisal review board member.
(d-3) The local administrative judge shall cause the proper officer to notify appointees to the board of their appointment, and when and where they are to appear.
(d-4) If appraisal review board commissioners are appointed under Subsection (d-2), they shall meet as directed by the local administrative district judge in order to complete their duties.
(d-5) The appraisal district of the county shall provide to the local administrative district judge, or to the appraisal review board commissioners, as the case may be, the number of appraisal review board positions that require appointment and shall provide whatever reasonable assistance is requested by the local administrative district judge or the commissioners.
(d-6) An appraisal review board commissioner is not disqualified from serving as a member of the appraisal review board.
(d-7) If appraisal review board commissioners are appointed under this section, the commissioners shall return a list of proposed appraisal review board members to the local administrative district judge at a time directed by such local administrative judge, but in no event later than January 1 of each year. Such list shall be composed of no less than five (5) names in excess of the number of appraisal review board positions to be filled by the local administrative district judge. The local administrative judge may accept the proposed names, or reject the proposed list and return the proposed list to the commissioners upon which the commissioners shall propose a revised list until the local administrative judge accepts the list.
(d-8) Any appraisal review board commissioners appointed pursuant to this section shall hold office for a term of one year beginning January 1. A commissioner may be appointed to successive terms at the discretion of the local administrative district judge.
(d-9) In selecting individuals who are to serve as members of the appraisal review board for an appraisal district described by Subsection (b-2), the local administrative district judge shall select an adequate number of qualified individuals to permit the chairman of the appraisal review board to fill the positions on each special panel established under Section 6.425.
(d-10) Upon selection of the individuals who are to serve as members of the appraisal review board, the local administrative district judge shall enter an appropriate order designating such members and setting each member’s respective term of office, as provided elsewhere in this section.
(e) Members of the board hold office for terms of two years beginning January 1. The appraisal district board of directors by resolution shall provide for staggered terms, so that the terms of as close to one-half of the members as possible expire each year. In making the initial or subsequent appointments, the local administrative district judge or the judge’s designee shall designate those members who serve terms of one year as needed to comply with this subsection.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (H.B. 2941), Sec. 2
(f) A member of the board may be removed from the board by the local administrative district judge or the judge’s designee. Grounds for removal are:
(1) a violation of Section 6.412, 6.413, 41.66(f), or 41.69;
(2) good cause relating to the attendance of members at called meetings of the board as established by written policy adopted by a majority of the appraisal district board of directors; or
(3) evidence of repeated bias or misconduct.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 63), Sec. 5
(f) A member of the appraisal review board may be removed from the board by a majority vote of the appraisal district board of directors, or by the local administrative district judge or the judge’s designee, as applicable, that appointed the member. Not later than the 90th day after the date the board of directors, local administrative district judge, or judge’s designee that appointed a member of the appraisal review board learns of a potential ground for removal of the member, the board of directors, local administrative district judge, or judge’s designee, as applicable, shall remove the member or find by official action that the member’s removal is not warranted. Grounds for removal are:
(1) a violation of Section 6.412, 6.413, 41.66(f), or 41.69;
(2) good cause relating to the attendance of members at called meetings of the board as established by written policy adopted by a majority of the appraisal district board of directors; or
(3) evidence of repeated bias or misconduct.
(g) Subsection (a) does not preclude the boards of directors of two or more adjoining appraisal districts from providing for the operation of a consolidated appraisal review board by interlocal contract. Members of a consolidated appraisal review board are appointed jointly by the local administrative district judges in the counties in which the appraisal districts that are parties to the contract are established.
(h) When adjoining appraisal districts by interlocal contract have provided for the operation of a consolidated appraisal review board:
(1) a reference in this or another section of this code to the appraisal district means the adjoining appraisal districts;
(2) a reference in this or another section of this code to the appraisal district board of directors means the boards of directors of the adjoining appraisal districts;
(3) a provision of this code that applies to an appraisal review board also applies to the consolidated appraisal review board; and
(4) a reference in this code to the appraisal review board shall be construed to also refer to the consolidated appraisal review board.
(i) A chief appraiser or another employee or agent of the appraisal district, a member of the appraisal review board for the appraisal district, a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district, a property tax consultant, or an agent of a property owner commits an offense if the person communicates with the local administrative district judge regarding the appointment of appraisal review board members. This subsection does not apply to:
(1) a communication between a member of the appraisal review board and the local administrative district judge regarding the member’s reappointment to the board;
(2) a communication between the taxpayer liaison officer for the appraisal district and the local administrative district judge in the course of the performance of the officer’s clerical duties so long as the officer does not offer an opinion or comment regarding the appointment of appraisal review board members;
(3) a communication between a chief appraiser or another employee or agent of the appraisal district, a member of the appraisal review board for the appraisal district, or a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district and the local administrative district judge regarding information relating to or described by Subsection (d-1), (d-5), or (f) of this section or Section 411.1296, Government Code;
(4) a communication between a property tax consultant or a property owner or an agent of the property owner and the taxpayer liaison officer for the appraisal district regarding information relating to or described by Subsection (f). The taxpayer liaison officer for the appraisal district shall report the contents of the communication relating to or described by Subsection (f) to the local administrative district judge; or
(5) a communication between a property tax consultant or a property owner or an agent of the property owner and the local administrative district judge regarding information relating to or described by Subsection (f).
(j) A chief appraiser or another employee or agent of an appraisal district commits an offense if the person communicates with a member of the appraisal review board for the appraisal district, a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district, or the local administrative district judge regarding a ranking, scoring, or reporting of the percentage by which the appraisal review board or a panel of the board reduces the appraised value of property.
(k) An offense under Subsection (i) or (j) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2231, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 127, ch. 13, Sec. 29, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 107, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 154, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 639, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1430, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 408, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 970 (H.B. 3611), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1267 (H.B. 1030), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2010.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 112, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 585), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1204 (S.B. 1468), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 802 (H.B. 2179), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2020.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (H.B. 2941), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 63), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.
Sec. 6.411. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS; PENALTY. (a) A member of an appraisal review board commits an offense if the member communicates with the chief appraiser or another employee or a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district for which the appraisal review board is established in violation of Section 41.66(f).
(b) A chief appraiser or another employee of an appraisal district, a member of a board of directors of an appraisal district, or a property tax consultant or attorney representing a party to a proceeding before the appraisal review board commits an offense if the person communicates with a member of the appraisal review board established for the appraisal district with the intent to influence a decision by the member in the member’s capacity as a member of the appraisal review board.
(c) This section does not apply to communications between the board and its legal counsel.
(c-1) This section does not apply to communications with a member of an appraisal review board by the chief appraiser or another employee or a member of the board of directors of an appraisal district or a property tax consultant or attorney representing a party to a proceeding before the appraisal review board:
(1) during a hearing on a protest or other proceeding before the appraisal review board;
(2) that constitute social conversation;
(3) that are specifically limited to and involve administrative, clerical, or logistical matters related to the scheduling and operation of hearings, the processing of documents, the issuance of orders, notices, and subpoenas, and the operation, appointment, composition, or attendance at training of the appraisal review board; or
(4) that are necessary and appropriate to enable the board of directors of the appraisal district to determine whether to appoint, reappoint, or remove a person as a member or the chairman or secretary of the appraisal review board.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 950, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 771), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2010.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 1887), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 585), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2013.
Sec. 6.412. RESTRICTIONS ON ELIGIBILITY OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) An individual is ineligible to serve on an appraisal review board if the individual:
(1) is related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to an individual who is engaged in the business of appraising property for compensation for use in proceedings under this title or of representing property owners for compensation in proceedings under this title in the appraisal district for which the appraisal review board is established;
(2) owns property on which delinquent taxes have been owed to a taxing unit for more than 60 days after the date the individual knew or should have known of the delinquency unless:
(A) the delinquent taxes and any penalties and interest are being paid under an installment payment agreement under Section 33.02; or
(B) a suit to collect the delinquent taxes is deferred or abated under Section 33.06 or 33.065; or
(3) is related within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a member of:
(A) the appraisal district’s board of directors; or
(B) the appraisal review board.
(b) A member of an appraisal review board commits an offense if the board member continues to hold office knowing that an individual related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the board member is engaged in the business of appraising property for compensation for use in proceedings under this title or of representing property owners for compensation in proceedings under this title in the appraisal district for which the appraisal review board is established. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board if the person is a member of the board of directors, an officer, or employee of the appraisal district, an employee of the comptroller, or a member of the governing body, officer, or employee of a taxing unit.
(d) A person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county with a population of 120,000 or more if the person:
(1) is a former member of the board of directors, former officer, or former employee of the appraisal district;
(2) served as a member of the governing body or officer of a taxing unit for which the appraisal district appraises property, until the fourth anniversary of the date the person ceased to be a member or officer;
(3) appeared before the appraisal review board for compensation during the two-year period preceding the date the person is appointed; or
(4) served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member or auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 91(4), eff. January 1, 2020.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 45, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 639, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1430, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 896), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 1887), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 326), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 326), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 714 (H.B. 3438), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2020.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 91(4), eff. January 1, 2020.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (H.B. 2941), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.
Sec. 6.413. INTEREST IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. (a) An individual is not eligible to be appointed to or to serve on the appraisal review board established for an appraisal district if the individual or a business entity in which the individual has a substantial interest is a party to a contract with the appraisal district or with a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district.
(b) An appraisal district may not enter into a contract with a member of the appraisal review board established for the appraisal district or with a business entity in which a member of the appraisal review board has a substantial interest.
(c) A taxing unit may not enter into a contract with a member of the appraisal review board established for an appraisal district in which the taxing unit participates or with a business entity in which a member of the appraisal review board has a substantial interest.
(d) For purposes of this section, an individual has a substantial interest in a business entity if:
(1) the combined ownership of the individual and the individual’s spouse is at least 10 percent of the voting stock or shares of the business entity; or
(2) the individual or the individual’s spouse is a partner, limited partner, or officer of the business entity.
(e) In this section, “business entity” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, holding company, joint-stock company, receivership, trust, or other entity recognized by law.
(f) This section does not limit the application of any other law, including the common law relating to conflicts of interest, to an appraisal review board member.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 6.414. AUXILIARY APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS. (a) The board of directors of an appraisal district by resolution of a majority of the members may provide for a number of auxiliary appraisal review board members that the board considers appropriate to hear taxpayer protests before the appraisal review board and to assist the board in performing its duties.
(b) An auxiliary board member is appointed in the same manner and for the same term as an appraisal review board member under Section 6.41 and is subject to the same eligibility requirements and restrictions as a board member under Sections 6.41, 6.411, 6.412, and 6.413.
(c) An auxiliary board member may attend meetings of the appraisal review board but may not vote in a determination made by the board or serve as chairman or secretary of the board. An auxiliary board member is not included in determining what constitutes a quorum of the board or whether a quorum is present at any meeting of the board.
(d) An auxiliary board member may hear taxpayer protests before the appraisal review board. An auxiliary board member may not hear taxpayer protests before a special panel established under Section 6.425 unless the member is eligible to be appointed to the special panel. If one or more auxiliary board members sit on a panel established under Section 6.425 or 41.45 to conduct a protest hearing, the number of regular appraisal review board members required by that section to constitute the panel is reduced by the number of auxiliary board members sitting. An auxiliary board member sitting on a panel is considered a regular board member for all purposes related to the conduct of the hearing.
(e) An auxiliary board member is entitled to make a recommendation to the appraisal review board regarding a protest heard by the member but is not entitled to vote on the determination of the protest by the board.
(f) An auxiliary board member is entitled to compensation as provided by the appraisal district budget and is not entitled to a per diem or reimbursement of expenses under Section 6.42(c).
(g) Except as provided by this section, in this title, “appraisal review board member” includes an auxiliary appraisal review board member.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 896), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2020.
Sec. 6.42. ORGANIZATION, MEETINGS AND COMPENSATION. (a) A majority of the appraisal review board constitutes a quorum. The local administrative district judge under Subchapter D, Chapter 74, Government Code, in the county in which the appraisal district is established shall select a chairman and a secretary from among the members of the appraisal review board. The judge is encouraged to select as chairman a member of the appraisal review board, if any, who has a background in law and property appraisal.
(b) The board may meet at any time at the call of the chairman or as provided by rule of the board. The board shall meet to examine the appraisal records within 10 days after the date the chief appraiser submits the records to the board.
(c) Members of the board are entitled to per diem set by the appraisal district budget for each day the board meets and to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board functions as provided by the district budget.
(d) The concurrence of a majority of the members of the appraisal review board present at a meeting of the board is sufficient for a recommendation, determination, decision, or other action by the board. The concurrence of a majority of the members of a panel of the board present at a meeting of the panel is sufficient for a recommendation by the panel. The concurrence of more than a majority of the members of the board or panel may not be required.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2232, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 7.1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 515, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1294 (H.B. 2317), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 23, eff. January 1, 2020.
Sec. 6.425. SPECIAL APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD PANELS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only to the appraisal review board for an appraisal district described by Section 6.41(b-2).
(b) The appraisal review board shall establish special panels to conduct protest hearings under Chapter 41 relating to property that:
(1) has an appraised value as determined by the appraisal district equal to or greater than the minimum eligibility amount determined as provided by Subsection (g); and
(2) is included in one of the following classifications:
(A) commercial real and personal property;
(B) real and personal property of utilities;
(C) industrial and manufacturing real and personal property; and
(D) multifamily residential real property.
(c) Each special panel described by this section consists of three members of the appraisal review board appointed by the chairman of the board.
(d) To be eligible to be appointed to a special panel described by this section, a member of the appraisal review board must:
(1) hold a juris doctor or equivalent degree;
(2) hold a master of business administration degree;
(3) be licensed as a certified public accountant under Chapter 901, Occupations Code;
(4) be accredited by the American Society of Appraisers as an accredited senior appraiser;
(5) possess an MAI professional designation from the Appraisal Institute;
(6) possess a Certified Assessment Evaluator (CAE) professional designation from the International Association of Assessing Officers;
(7) have at least 10 years of experience in property tax appraisal or consulting; or
(8) be licensed as a real estate broker or sales agent under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the chairman of the appraisal review board may appoint to a special panel described by this section a member of the appraisal review board who does not meet the qualifications prescribed by that subsection if:
(1) the number of persons appointed to the board by the local administrative district judge who meet those qualifications is not sufficient to fill the positions on each special panel; and
(2) the board member being appointed to the panel holds a bachelor’s degree in any field.
(f) In addition to conducting protest hearings relating to property described by Subsection (b) of this section, a special panel may conduct protest hearings under Chapter 41 relating to property not described by Subsection (b) of this section as assigned by the chairman of the appraisal review board.
(g) By February 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the comptroller shall determine the minimum eligibility amount for the current tax year for purposes of Subsection (b)(1) and publish that amount in the Texas Register. The minimum eligibility amount for the 2020 tax year is $50 million. For each succeeding tax year, the minimum eligibility amount is equal to the minimum eligibility amount for the preceding tax year as adjusted by the comptroller to reflect the inflation rate.
(h) In this section:
(1) “Consumer price index” means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
(2) “Inflation rate” means the amount, expressed in decimal form rounded to the nearest thousandth, computed by determining the percentage change in the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year as compared to the consumer price index for the calendar year preceding that calendar year.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2020.
Sec. 6.43. PERSONNEL. (a) The appraisal review board may employ legal counsel as provided by the district budget or use the services of the county attorney.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an attorney may not serve as legal counsel for the appraisal review board if the attorney or a member of the attorney’s law firm has during the year before the date of the appraisal review board’s hiring of the attorney represented a property owner who owns property in the appraisal district, a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district, or the appraisal district in a matter addressed by Section 1.111 or 25.25 of this code, Subtitle F of this title, or Subchapter Z, Chapter 2003, Government Code.
(c) The county attorney for the county in which the appraisal district is established may provide legal services to the appraisal review board notwithstanding that the county attorney or an assistant to the county attorney represents or has represented the appraisal district or a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district in any matter.
(d) An attorney who serves as legal counsel for an appraisal review board may not act as an advocate in a hearing or proceeding conducted by the board. The attorney may provide advice to the board or a panel of the board during a hearing or proceeding and shall disclose to the board all legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the attorney to be relevant to the matter and not disclosed by the parties. The attorney shall disclose to the board a material fact that may assist the board or panel in making an informed decision regardless of whether the fact is adverse to the position of a party.
(e) An appraisal district may specify in its budget whether the appraisal review board may employ legal counsel or must use the services of the county attorney. If the budget authorizes the board to employ legal counsel, the budget must provide for reasonable compensation to be paid to the attorney serving as legal counsel. An appraisal district may not require the board to employ a specific attorney as legal counsel.
(f) The appraisal office may provide clerical assistance to the appraisal review board, including assisting the board with the scheduling and arranging of hearings.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2232, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 1887), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.
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