Tag Archives: Travis Central Appraisal District
Friday, February 14, 2020 by Jo Clifton
Budget
TCAD appraisal decision draws Realtors’ ire
On Wednesday, Marya Crigler, chief appraiser for the Travis Central Appraisal District, told representatives of nine local school districts that TCAD would not be reappraising most residential properties this year. That means the school districts, as well as Travis County,…
Thursday, February 13, 2020 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Lawsuit claims TCAD hiding sales price information
Protax, which represents property owners who are protesting the property values assigned to their homes, and 10 of its employees have sued the Travis Central Appraisal District alleging the agency has violated the Texas Public Information Act.According to the lawsuit,…
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Taxpayers sue over lack of appraisal hearings
One hundred and thirty-eight Travis County property owners have sued the Travis Appraisal Review Board and the Travis Central Appraisal District for failing to provide timely hearings on the property owners’ protests of their 2019 appraisals.The two agencies are responsible…
Thursday, June 13, 2019 by Jo Clifton
Austin
Appraisal board lets June 4 decisions stand
The Travis Appraisal Review Board voted Wednesday to confirm property appraisal decisions that their individual panels made on June 4, in spite of an attempt by Board Chair Betty Thompson to have all of those decisions nullified and new hearings…
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 by Nathan Bernier
Austin
‘Statesman’ reporter recounts ‘mistake’ that allowed lakefront properties to avoid paying taxes
Housing affordability is one of Austin’s biggest challenges during this period of economic growth. Even after someone buys a home or rents property, as the value of that property goes up, so does the annual tax bill. But some of…
Friday, May 10, 2019 by Jo Clifton
Travis County
Tax wranglers may once again sue appraisers
Once again a battle is brewing between firms seeking to help property owners lower the appraised value on their property and the Travis Appraisal Review Board. The issue boils down to scheduling of hearings with no regard for the fact…
Monday, December 17, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Action ramps up in appraisal district suit
Action continues to ramp up in the battle between the Travis Central Appraisal District and firms representing property owners seeking hearings to lower the appraised value of their properties.Last month, Texas ProTax Austin, Five Stone Tax Advisors, 46 commercial property…
Friday, November 16, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Travis County
TCAD not giving taxpayers timely hearings
Faced with an unprecedented number of property tax protests, the Travis Central Appraisal District is scheduling formal hearings through the month of December – months after the appraisal roll was certified and tax bills set.Attorney Bill Aleshire told the Austin…
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Taxpayers sue appraisal district, chief appraiser
Two companies who employ appraisers to represent residential and commercial property owners to challenge appraisals before the Travis County Appraisal Review Board and 159 of their clients have sued the review board and Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler in her official…
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 by Jo Clifton
Housing
TCAD trying to make appraisals more equitable
Many taxpayers have charged that the current property tax system is unfair because it penalizes longtime homeowners with a higher tax bill when their neighborhoods start to gentrify.One of those homeowners is City Council Member Ora Houston. During Council’s Dec.…
Friday, November 11, 2016 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Austin loses appeal of appraisal district lawsuit
Texas’ 3rd Court of Appeals on Thursday firmly rejected the city of Austin’s attempt to get a judicial ruling on whether the alleged disparity between appraisals for residential property and commercial property meets constitutional muster.Led by Mayor Steve Adler, City…
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Mueller homeowners reach agreement with TCAD
The Travis Central Appraisal District has reached an agreement with the owners of three affordable homes in the Mueller development who sued the district claiming their appraisals were too high because they were not allowed sell their homes at market…
Thursday, December 31, 2015 by Elizabeth Pagano
Austin
2015: An Austin Monitor review
In 2015 the shift to single-member districts was finally realized, leading to big changes at City Hall. Now, almost a year later, the Austin Monitor is taking a look back at the past 12 months from our admittedly selective point…
Friday, December 4, 2015 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Council affirms support for appraisal district suit
With seven members present at a special called meeting on Thursday, City Council unanimously affirmed its commitment to a lawsuit challenging the accuracy of the Travis Central Appraisal District’s appraised values for commercial properties and vacant land. In that lawsuit,…
Monday, November 9, 2015 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Update: City loses appraisal district lawsuit
Update: Moday, Nov. 9After Judge Tim Sulak’s ruling dismissing the city of Austin’s lawsuit on Friday, several parties weighed in.Mayor Steve Adler said, “We need a court to rule on the fairness of the property tax system. The court’s decision…
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 by Jo Clifton
Housing
Appraisal district, Mueller folks air differences
Some owners of affordable housing in the Mueller development have seen their homes’ appraised values double since 2013.One of those homeowners is Janeka Rector, whose home was appraised at $179,000 last year. Next year it will be appraised at more…
Friday, October 23, 2015 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Who is being sued in city’s appraisal suit?
In its lawsuit challenging the Travis Central Appraisal District’s valuations of commercial property and vacant land, the city of Austin has sued the owners of numerous tax exempt properties, including the Salvation Army, the Congress Avenue Baptist Church, the Faith…
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 by Jo Clifton
Austin
Appraisals worry some Mueller homeowners
Owners of affordable housing in the Mueller development are worried that they will no longer be able to pay the taxes on homes they bought at affordable prices – for example, $160,000 to $170,000 – because the Travis Central Appraisal…
Thursday, October 8, 2015 by Jo Clifton
Courts
Judge pondering appraisal district suit
After a three-hour hearing Wednesday, Travis County District Judge Tim Sulak told approximately a dozen lawyers involved in the lawsuit between the city of Austin and the Travis Central Appraisal District, “I’m nowhere close to making a decision on the…
