Click here for the DIRECT Article Link on ABJ's website. Residential Real Estate • Sponsored Content by Austin Board of Realtors How Texas homeowners can protest annual property appraisal Click here for KXAN YOU TUBE VIDEO ABOR tips to protest Property Tax Appraisals. By Brandy Wuensch – Austin Board of Realtors Apr 1, 2025 Every spring, Texas homeowners receive their annual property appraisal notice in the mail, often met with frustration, confusion and worry. As professional real estate agents, we see it all the time — clients reaching out in shock, wondering why their home’s value has risen so much in a single year and whether that means their tax bill will skyrocket. While there are a lot of factors that play into an appraisal, the truth is any homeowner can protest their valuation. An appraisal district’s role is to determine a home’s market value annually — it does not set tax rates or collect property taxes. Local taxing entities, such as school districts and city ...