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Update: Houston Court of Appeals holds property owner has burden of proof at trial, Section 23.01(e) chief appraiser burden does not apply in Chapter 42 tax appraisal lawsuit. By Natalie A. Maloney | March 29, 2023 Providence Town Square Housing, Ltd. v. Harris County Appraisal District, No. 01-20-00835-CV, 2022 WL 17981838 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]  …

Update: 88th Session of the Texas Legislature (Senate Bills 3, 4, 5 & 1923; House Bill 2) By Lorri Michel | March 28, 2023 Dear Friends, Halfway through the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, we want to inform you of some positive property tax bills and encourage you to contact your State Representative and …

Update: Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Lawsuits Appealed in October 2022 By Lee D. Winston | January 6, 2023 For the month of October there was one commercial property tax appraisal lawsuit appealed from district court. There was one other commercial property tax lawsuit appealed[1] but it does not appear to deal with core property tax appraisal …

Update: Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Lawsuits Appealed in November and December 2022 By Lee D. Winston | January 6, 2023 For the months of November and December there were two commercial property tax appraisal lawsuits appealed from district court. November: Oncor Electric Delivery Company NTU LLC v. Young Central Appraisal District and Young County Appraisal …

Update: Eastland Court of Appeals holds failure to deliver notice of protest hearing does not violate property owner’s due process rights By Natalie A. Maloney | December 8, 2022 Desert NDT, LLC v. Ector County Appraisal District, No. 11-21-00102-CV, 2022 WL 7168363 (Tex. App. — Eastland October 13, 2022) This case is important because it …

Rules YOU Can Use – Texas Property Tax Code Section 44.66(i): Option to reschedule your ARB hearing after a two hour wait[1] By Wendy Storey | October 27, 2022 The Texas Property Tax Code provides procedural requirements for property tax protests and dealings of and with the Appraisal Review Board (“ARB”). Specific requirements for ARB …

Update: Waco Court of appeals holds Property Owners’ Claim—That Current Chief Appraiser Acted Outside the Scope of His Authority When Appraising Rural Homestead Property—May Proceed Under the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act By Natalie A. Maloney | October 12, 2022 Falls County Appraisal District v. Burns, No. 10-21-00119-CV, 2022 WL 866687 (Tex. App.—Waco March 23, …

Update: Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Lawsuits Appealed in September 2022 By Lee D. Winston | October 10, 2022 For the month of September, there was one commercial property tax appraisal lawsuit appealed from district court. There was one other commercial property tax lawsuit appealed[1] but it does not appear to deal with core property tax …