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Success in protesting our property taxes!

Published on August 21, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

I posted previously about my decision to protest my property tax assessment, and my time to present my case to the appraisal district finally came this past week. Being the obsessive-compulsive accountant type, I diligently put together my protest and evidence for my meeting with the appraiser. My protest for a lower appraisal was based [...]

Protesting my property tax assessment

Published on May 2, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

Everything’s bigger in Texas! Especially property taxes! While many tout this state’s lack of a state income tax, the flip side of this is that our property taxes are ridiculous. I guess the government is going to get its money one way or another. Last year I paid property tax at the rate of 2.53% [...]