The protest process is the same statewide
Every Texas county runs the same legal process: the county appraisal district proposes a value, you protest by the deadline, evidence is exchanged, and the case settles informally or goes before an appraisal review board. What differs by county is the appraisal district you file with and the portal you use.
- Deadline: May 15, or 30 days after your notice is delivered — whichever is later (Tax Code §41.44)
- Two arguments, one protest: market value (§41.41) and equal-and-uniform (§41.43)
- Evidence beats opinion: comparable sales, equity grids, and market data
- Most residential protests resolve at the informal stage, before a hearing