Bell County rat B's raised my property taxes (again) $321.63 more a year. If home was paid off it would still cost me $267.59 a month to rent it from Bell County Tax Appraisal District.

Texas legislature has done nothing but give lip service to fixing the statewide property tax issue for years.

Time for the Revolution to begin!

Really?? You bitch about less than a dollar a day?

There is not a statewide property tax. That would be unconstitutional.

It�s either property tax, state income tax or some other form of tax. Take your pick, but either way you�ll be paying.

Think you missed the point; however, if your feeling the philanthropically spirit today a donation to the Bell County Tax Appraisal District for $321.63 in my name would be greatly appreciated.

PM me for details.

Assessments don't come out until October-ish. How do you know that already?

I am 65. I hope my property assessment doubles this year.

I love this time of year.

Ahhh, The Revolution. We're tax free. Everyone is free to rule themselves. Welcome back to Anarchy.
When I come into the house at 1:00 AM and put a 12 ga in your face and tell you to get out of MY house what are you going to do?
There are no Police or Sheriffs to complain to because they are paid by taxes.
You can't prove it's your house because there are no recorded Deeds in a central depository open to the public or (and I hope you see the irony) a Tax Assessors office that has records.
I'm guessing you were probably home schooled, as your kids were as well.
You can't sue me because there are no Courts, or a Legislature to create laws.
No paved roads to be maintained.
No reliable water supply because reservoirs either never got built (remember the drought years of the '50s) or weren't maintained (so that means no fishing).

It never ceases to amaze me how myopic people can be about their taxes. All they do is look forward and wonder how it benefits them. Take a look behind you and remember all the benefits you have received.

I signed up with O'Connor & Associates last year to begin protesting.
So far they dropped my taxes by....*drumroll*.....$36.00.....
The cost for that was about $15...

Disappointed, I called them and told them I'd expected a lot more.
They told me that's pretty average for a first time property tax protester.

The advice they gave me for the 2019 year is take photos of all things wrong in my home.
Apparently, having 2 Cable/Phone junction boxes in my backyard is going have a big impact when my protest case gets called up.

Mine went up $32,000. I called a tax protest firm and they said it was flat in 18' because of Harvey, now the County is making up for it. Crooked bastards everyone of them.

Not sure about your county, but most value notices are mailed around April with protest deadline 30 days or more afterward. Tarrant County notices were mailed April 1 with May 15 protest deadline.

Already submitted online what I think the value of my house should be.