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Travis Central Appraisal District

First-ever opportunity to elect appraisal board members

Right now local voters are of course focused on the Super Tuesday primary elections of March 5th, but another election two months later should...

Trust, but verify

We would like to think people in our nation’s highest offices adhere to the highest ethical principles.Yet recent news reports have exposed U.S. Supreme...

Announcing the Government Accountability Project

Local officials manage government organizations that spend billions of our tax dollars. They should always act in the public interest—not for personal profit. We...

COVID-19 plans for appraisal review board hearings

There’s been a high demand for in-person formal hearings and tax rolls won’t be certified in time unless they’re heldThe Travis Central Appraisal District...

Deadline for property value protests this Friday

AG rules that the economic disaster caused by COVID-19 will not permit the temporary exemption of property taxes The deadline for filing a protest of...

Protesting property values during COVID-19 emergency

Here’s our how-to guide for protesting your property values About two-thirds of Travis County property owners will not see significant changes in their property values...

Chief appraiser on a losing streak

New: Editor Ken Martin reads an audio version of this story.Bad bets bring dire consequences for Travis County taxing entities, property owners and agentsMaybe...

TCAD to ABoR: thanks but no thanks

This story was significantly updated at 7:48pm Thursday February 27, 2020, to insert statements by TCAD Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler and Bexar CAD Chief...