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...
TCAD board member had dual homestead tax exemptions
Eleanor Penn Powell and late husband had tax exemptions on homes in in both Texas and Colorado for a dozen yearsThe Austin Bulldog’s latest...
Property value protest hearings harshly criticized
TCAD board votes to approve $20.2 million for 2020John Paul “JP” Krueger, founding partner and CEO of Five Stone Tax Advisors, was the first...
Jam-packed hearings for protesting property values
Near impossible parking, running hours behind schedule
It was 12:20pm Tuesday and Mark Young, a retired CPA, was one of hundreds of people sitting in...
TCAD flubs public notice for hearing on Proposed 2020 Budget
Will have to publish another notice and hold hearing at a later date
Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) is a small agency of barely more...
TCAD loses Catherine Tower lawsuits at cost of nearly $850,000
Five local government agencies collecting property taxes must refund more than $638,000 in taxes already paid
The appraisal district spent $204,000 on its attorney fees...
