Protests with Written ARB DeterminationSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Thousands
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total protests	0.007	0.016	0.012	0.013	0.019	0.008	0.014	0.018	0.019	0.019	0.031
Protests single family residential	0.001	0	0	0.001	0.001	0	0	0	0	0	0
Protests with all other	0.006	0.016	0.012	0.012	0.018	0.008	0.014	0.018	0.019	0.019	0.031

Texas property owners should protest annually since Hearing results depend on the appraiser assigned or the ARB; results vary widely. You do not know the appraiser or ARB panel prior to appealing.

Reagan County Protests with Written ARB Determination

Reagan County property owners have the right to appeal their property taxes to the Reagan County Appraisal Review Board annually. It does not matter if the value increased, was unchanged or was reduced. You can protest based on market value and unequal appraisal . There is no cost to file a property tax protest and the ARB cannot raise your value at the hearing.

The graphs illustrate both residential and commercial (other) volumes.

Reagan County property owners appealed 8 accounts to the appraisal review board (ARB) in 2019.

Reagan CAD Protests by Property Type

Raegan County Appraisal District is typical that it has more residential than commercial ARB hearings. This is because such a large portion of the parcels are homes. While the Reagan County ARB hearings are about two-thirds residential, about two-thirds of the savings are commercial.

In other words, though there are more residential protests, commercial property protests generate larger property tax savings. There are two reasons for this: 1) commercial properties tend to have a higher value and 2) the percentage reduction for commercial is higher since valuation of commercial properties is more subjective than valuation of homes.

Reagan County ARB Decisions with a ReductionSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Thousands
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total	0	0.004	0.005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Single Family Residential	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commercial / All Other	0	0.004	0.005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Texas property owners should protest annually since An annual appeal is an insurance policy to avoid major increases.

Reagan County ARB Decisions with a Reduction

Reagan County has more successful ARB hearing for residential than for commercial. This is because of the prevalence of residential accounts. About half of ARB appeals are successful, depending on the county.

In 2019, 0% of property appeals with ARB decisions were single family residential properties.

Percent That Resulted in A ReductionSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Percent
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total Reduction	0	25%	42%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Single Family Residential	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commercial / All Other	0	25%	42%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Texas property owners should protest annually since To ensure their property taxes are at the lowest possible level.

Percent That Resulted in A Reduction

Here is a graph of the Reagan County ARB decisions for residential and commercial showing what percent resulted in a reduction.

Total reductions increased from 2015 to 2016 by 36%.

Value Reduction From Written ARB DeterminationsSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Billions of $
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total $ Reduction	0	0.075	0.002	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Single Family Residential	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commercial / All Other	0	0.075	0.002	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Texas property owners should protest annually since Unequal appraisal allows protests based on neighbors having a better tax assessment.

Reagan CAD Dollar Value Reduction from ARB Hearings

Assessment reduction at the appraisal review board was substantial for Reagan County commercial property owners in 2016. Commercial Property owners reduced the assessed value of their properties by $1.9 million at the appraisal review board in 2016.

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