Austin and Travis County property tax protest
We protest Travis Central Appraisal District values across Austin, Pflugerville, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and the rest of Travis County. Higher-value Austin homes are where a well-built case moves the bill the most.
- Appraisal district
- Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD)
- Official website
- traviscad.org
- Protest deadline
- May 15, or 30 days after your notice is delivered, whichever is later
- How protests are filed
- Online through the TCAD portal, by mail, or in person
- Before the hearing
- One informal meeting per property with a TCAD appraiser by phone or video, then the Travis ARB if needed
- If it isn't resolved
- A formal hearing before the Travis County Appraisal Review Board. We attend; you don't.
How property tax protests work in Travis County
TCAD runs protests through its online portal, where evidence is uploaded, the district's evidence is posted, and settlement offers are made. Each property gets one informal meeting with a TCAD appraiser, held by phone or video, and an offer typically follows within about ten business days.
Because each property gets a single informal meeting, preparation matters. We submit the evidence before the meeting, not during it, so the appraiser has already seen the strongest comparables when the conversation starts.
Austin's market has cooled from its 2022 peak, and appraisal models are slow to catch a turning market. Recent sales that show softer prices than the notice, plus unequal appraisal comparisons within your neighborhood, are usually the core of a Travis County case.
How we handle your Travis County protest
Sign up
Two minutes and two signatures. We file the state's agent appointment form with TCAD.
We build the case
When your notice arrives, we file on market value and unequal appraisal and request TCAD's evidence.
We negotiate and attend
We work the informal stage with TCAD, then the Travis County ARB if the offer isn't right.
You save
Once values are final, we invoice 25% of that year's tax savings. No reduction, no invoice.
Cities we serve in Travis County
Travis County protest questions
Do I have to attend the TCAD informal meeting?
What if I don't like TCAD's settlement offer?
When is the Travis County protest deadline?
New to protests? Read our step-by-step Texas protest guide, or see how a TruRate case gets built.
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