Appeals & History.

What happens when Harris County homeowners push back on HCAD? Here's what the 2023–2025 ARB records show.

What happens at a hearing

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of 2025 Harris County ARB hearings ended with a lower appraised value — the share of homeowners who protested and walked away with a reduction.

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Median reduction in HCAD's appraised value won by Harris County homeowners at 2025 ARB hearings.

What happened at 2025 hearings

Who's filing

Since 2023, — of — Harris County homes (—) have filed at least one ARB protest.

Protests filed per year

Filing yourself vs. hiring an agent

	Tax agent	Homeowner

What's still possible in 2026

— Harris County homes — including — currently in the red bucket — have never filed an ARB protest in the last 4 years. The data says most of them would win if they did.

The 2026 filing window is open through the May filing deadline (Monday, May 18, 2026 for most homeowners this cycle). As of today, — Harris County protests have been filed; hearings run May–October and refresh weekly.

→ Click your pin on the map to see if you're one of them.

“Reduction” means HCAD lowered the home's appraised value, not the homeowner's tax dollars; actual tax impact depends on exemptions and the §23.23 cap.