We check whether a protest will actually lower your tax bill, after caps and exemptions, before you pay. If it won't, we'll tell you, and we won't sell you one. If it will, we mail you a ready-to-sign kit: Comptroller Form 50-132 filled in, the appraisal district's own numbers as evidence, and a return envelope addressed to the district. You sign it and mail it — a flat $89. Keep 100% of your savings.
Every figure here comes from an appraisal district's own published data or a peer-reviewed study of it — linked so you can check it yourself.
Economists analysing Dallas Central Appraisal District records found that homeowners who filed their own protest in 2020 succeeded 69.7% of the time. Average first-year saving on a successful protest: $485.
Protesting is not unusual or adversarial in Texas — it is routine. HCAD processed more than half a million protested accounts in 2024, covering $516 billion in value.
Collin County publishes every protest as open data: 9,731 of 13,910 owner-filed homestead protests in 2025 ended below the noticed market value. On taxable value the figure is 44% — Texas's 10% homestead cap can hold your taxes flat even when market value drops.
These are published results for the jurisdiction shown, not TaxAppeal USA results, and not a prediction for any individual property. Outcomes vary widely by county and by property. TaxAppeal USA is a document preparation service and does not guarantee any reduction.
From Houston to El Paso, Dallas to the Rio Grande Valley — every Texas homeowner can protest.
Your appraisal district, protest deadline and ARB are all set by your county — find your city below.
Each major Texas metro has its own appraisal district, deadlines, and local market data. Select your city for a tailored guide.
Houston homeowners face some of the highest effective property tax rates in the nation. We check first, then mail you a ready-to-sign protest for the Harris County Appraisal District.
Dallas property values have surged in recent years, making the appraisal district's mass-appraisal estimates increasingly inaccurate — and increasingly protestable.
Fort Worth and the greater Tarrant County area have seen rapid appreciation. We check first, then mail you a ready-to-sign protest for the Tarrant Appraisal District, due by May 17, 2027.
Austin homeowners pay some of the highest property taxes in Texas. Travis County assessments have struggled to keep pace with volatile market swings — in both directions.
Texas lets you protest your appraised value every single year. We check first; the kit is $89 flat — no percentage cuts. We do not file your protest: you sign it and mail it.
TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation service. We prepare a ready-to-sign appeal kit and mail it to you; you sign it and mail it to the county yourself. In every state we serve, including Florida, we are not property tax consultants, agents, or representatives, we do not provide tax or legal advice, and we do not file appeals or represent customers before any appraisal district, board of assessors, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every appeal, protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and mailed by the owner in the owner’s name. In Florida your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes, and the county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee is paid by you directly to the county. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.