Protests with Written ARB DeterminationSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Thousands
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total protests	0.008	0.034	0.016	0.015	0.030	0.045	0.076	0.107	0.034	0.012
Protests single family residential	0.004	0.002	0	0	0	0	0.001	0.001	0	0
Protests with all other	0.004	0.032	0.016	0.015	0.030	0.045	0.075	0.106	0.034	0.012

Texas property owners should protest annually since Hearing results depend on the appraiser assigned or the ARB; results vary widely. You do not know the appraiser or ARB panel prior to appealing.

Zapata County Protests with Written ARB Determination

Zapata County property owners have the right to appeal their property taxes to the Zapata County Appraisal Review Board annually. It does not matter if the value increased, was unchanged or was reduced. You can protest based on market value and unequal appraisal. There is no cost to file a property tax protest and the ARB cannot raise your value at the hearing.

The graphs illustrate both residential and commercial (other) volumes.

Zapata County homeowners appealed 45 accounts to the appraisal review board (ARB) in 2019, accounting for 0.01% of statewide ARB protests for homeowners.(322,000 statewide)

Zapata CAD Protests by Property Type

Zapata County Appraisal District is typical in that it has more residential than commercial ARB hearings. This is because such a large portion of the parcels are homes. While the Zapata County ARB hearings are about two-thirds residential, about two-thirds of the savings are commercial.

In other words, though there are more residential protests, commercial property protests generate larger property tax savings. There are two reasons for this: 1) commercial properties tend to have a higher value and 2) the percentage reduction for commercial is higher since valuation of commercial properties is more subjective than valuation of homes.

Zapata County ARB Decisions with a ReductionSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Thousands
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total	0.008	0.011	0.007	0.003	0.013	0.023	0.040	0.057	0.020	0.003
Single Family Residential	0.004	0.002	0	0	0	0.001	0.001	0.001	0	0
Commercial / All Other	0.004	0.009	0.007	0.003	0.013	0.022	0.039	0.056	0.020	0.003

Texas property owners should protest annually since An annual appeal is an insurance policy to avoid major increases.

Zapata County ARB Decisions with a Reduction

Zapata County has more successful ARB hearings for residential than for commercial. This is because of the prevalence of residential accounts. About half of ARB appeals are successful, depending on the county.

In 2019, 4% of property appeals with ARB decisions were single family residential properties.

Percent That Resulted in A ReductionSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Percent
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total Reduction	100%	32%	44%	20%	43%	51%	53%	53%	59%	25%
Single Family Residential	100%	100%	0	0	0	0	100%	100%	0	0
Commercial / All Other	100%	28%	44%	20%	43%	49%	52%	53%	59%	25%

Texas property owners should protest annually since To ensure their property taxes are at the lowest possible level.

Percent That Resulted in A Reduction

Here is a graph of the Zapata County ARB decisions for residential and commercial showing what percent resulted in a reduction.

In 2019, single family residential properties were less successful in getting a tax reduction compared to commercial / all other properties. (0% vs 51% respectively)

Value Reduction From Written ARB DeterminationsSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

	Billions of $
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total $ Reduction	0.009	0.006	0.004	0.006	0.003	0.001	0.002	0.003	0.004	0.001
Single Family Residential	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commercial / All Other	0.008	0.006	0.004	0.006	0.003	0.001	0.002	0.003	0.004	0.001

Texas property owners should protest annually since Unequal appraisal allows protests based on neighbors having a better tax assessment.

Zapata CAD Dollar Value Reduction from ARB Hearings

Assessment reduction at the appraisal review board was not substantial for Zapata County homeowners in 2019. Homeowners reduced the assessed value of their houses by $0 at the appraisal review board in 2019.

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