The Texas Property Tax Protest Kit.
A county-specific workbook for homeowners who want to protest their appraisal themselves. It walks you through deadlines, evidence, worksheets, and what to say, all drawn from the Texas Comptroller, the Tax Code, and your appraisal district.
Honest note: filing a protest is free, and everything in this kit comes from public, official sources that are linked inside. The kit is free: it just puts that information together for your county in one place, with worksheets ready to fill in. The kit is self-help information. It isn't legal or tax advice, and we don't represent you or file anything for you.
What's inside.
About 10 printable pages, tailored to your appraisal district.
Deadlines and filing
Your county appraisal district's online portal, step by step, plus a fill-in deadline worksheet based on Tax Code §41.44.
Evidence checklist
What the Texas Comptroller says to bring, and how to request the district's own evidence under §41.461.
Comparable-sales worksheet
A side-by-side grid with plain-English adjustment rules, built for a non-disclosure state.
Unequal-appraisal guide
How to use the district's own published values to argue the median under §41.43(b)(3).
Homestead cap check
A line-by-line §23.23 worksheet to catch a cap that wasn't applied.
Meeting and hearing outlines
Fill-in-the-blank talking points for the informal review and the ARB hearing, in your own words, plus a what-to-bring list.
Choose your county.
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- Travis, Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant, and Williamson editions
- About 10 printable pages with fill-in worksheets
- Self-help information only, not legal or tax advice
Questions
Do I need the kit to protest?
No. Any Texas property owner can protest for free online or with Comptroller Form 50-132. Our free protest savings calculator and homestead cap check stay free.
Is this legal or tax advice?
No. It's general self-help information. We're not a property tax consultant, attorney, or appraiser, and we don't represent you or contact your appraisal district. For advice about your situation, talk to a Texas attorney, a CPA, or a TDLR-licensed property tax consultant.
Will it lower my taxes?
We can't promise that. Results depend on your property, your evidence, and the appraisal review board. The kit helps you prepare a clear, documented case.
My county isn't listed.
We only publish counties we've checked by hand. The general Texas steps apply everywhere, but the filing instructions in the kit are written for these six districts.
What data do you keep?
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