Texas property tax answers · Updated July 2026
How do I protest my property taxes in Tarrant County?
The short answer
File a protest with the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) by May 15, or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. File free at tad.org, check both market value and unequal appraisal as your grounds, and bring 5+ comparable homes assessed below yours. Most protests settle at the informal review. Missed the 2026 window? Homesteads assessed 25%+ over market can still file a Section 25.25(d) correction until January 31.
The Tarrant County protest, step by step
- Watch for your appraisal notice from the Tarrant Appraisal District, typically mailed in April. Your deadline is May 15 or 30 days after the notice mails, whichever is later.
- File free at tad.org. Check BOTH boxes: market value (Tax Code §41.41(a)(1)) and unequal appraisal (§41.43(b)(3)). Unequal appraisal, being assessed above similar homes regardless of market value, is the ground most homeowners under-use.
- Build the evidence: 5+ comparable homes in your neighborhood assessed below yours, adjusted for size, age, and condition. TAD allows online protests through TAD Connect. Tarrant typically grants value reductions on overassessed homes in informal review. Keep evidence concise and focused on 5-7 close comps.
- Take the informal review seriously. Most Tarrant County protests settle there with an appraiser, no hearing needed. If it doesn't settle, you present the same comps to a three-person Appraisal Review Board panel, about 15 minutes, no lawyer required.
- Missed the deadline? If your homestead is assessed 25%+ over market value, Section 25.25(d) lets you file a Motion to Correct until January 31 (a 10% late-correction penalty applies to the corrected amount). Otherwise, the play is being ready to file in week one next April.
Know your number before you file anything
Every Tarrant County parcel is in our database, the same public TAD roll the county uses. The free check shows in about 30 seconds whether your home is assessed above comparable homes and by how much. If there's a case, the $49 kit arrives with your protest form pre-filled, the comp table attached, and TAD-specific filing steps, you keep 100% of the savings. If the window is closed, the $79/yr membership watches your assessment and delivers your pre-filled kit the moment new values publish in April.
Check your Tarrant County home free
Search your address and see how your assessment compares against similar Tarrant County homes from the TAD roll, free, no signup, about 30 seconds. Over-assessed and in-window? The $49 pre-filled kit files in minutes. Window closed? The $79/yr membership locks in 2027 so April never sneaks past you again.
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