El Paso Property Owners: Protest Your Valuation

0:00It's May 1st. This is El Paso News today, local news powered by AI. El Paso property owners listen up. The deadline to protest your property valuation with the central appraisal district is coming fast, either May 15 or 30 days after you get your notice. Texas voters just approved bumping the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 last November, which should knock a few hundred bucks off your tax bill next year. But even with that relief, folks in El Paso stuck with some of the state's highest property tax rates are probably looking at bigger bills in 20, 26, because home values keep climbing. Consultants are seeing a flood of calls from frustrated owners, pointing out how the county cranks out appraisals using computer models without ever. Stepping foot on your land, leaving room for mistakes no matter if values rose, dropped, or stayed flat. You can fight back online through their portal by mail or in person, challenging the market value or if your place got valued higher than similar.

1:02Spots nearby get on it before time runs out and own that tax break.