Every Texas homeowner has the same three options for running a property-tax protest: do it yourself, hire a contingency-fee firm that takes a cut of your savings, or use a flat-fee service that charges a set price for the evidence package. Each model fits a different kind of homeowner. Here's the honest comparison.
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The Texas protest process is intentionally accessible — you don't need a license, an attorney, or any intermediary. File the protest form with your CAD, gather comparable-sales evidence and any condition documentation, and present at the informal review or formal Appraisal Review Board hearing. The eight-step playbook on how to protest covers everything.
Win rates draw on Texas Comptroller protest-outcome data: well-documented residential protests tend to land reductions in roughly 60-80% of cases statewide, with informal-review settlement running higher than formal ARB hearings in most large counties.
Several large firms in Texas (you've seen the billboards) run a contingency-fee model: you sign a power of attorney authorising the firm to file and present the protest, and they take a percentage of whatever savings they secure for you in the first year. Some collect for just the first year; others collect for multiple years.
The flat-fee model splits the difference. You pay a predictable, modest fee for the hard part — the evidence assembly and the protest narrative — and you keep all the savings, every year, forever. Filing the protest itself is a 10-minute task once the evidence is in hand, and our county-specific filing guides walk you through it.
How the math compares to contingency: first-year savings on a successful protest vary with property value, reduction size, and local tax rate — but on most Texas homes the dollars saved in year one alone exceed our $99 subscription several times over, and the same dollars come back to you every year afterward without any ongoing percentage fee.
The statistics on this page are best-effort aggregates compiled from public county appraisal-district records as of the data extract date noted above. We update them periodically; we cannot guarantee they reflect the most recent appraisal-roll certifications, post-extract value changes, or supplemental records.
Always verify deadlines, portal availability, and contact details with your county's central appraisal district before filing — the links to each county's official site are provided above.
The information on this page is provided for general educational purposes only. It is not property-tax advice, legal advice, or financial advice. Property tax law and appraisal-district procedures change; for guidance specific to your situation you should consult a qualified professional.
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