Texas property tax protests
Parity checks whether your home is appraised higher than comparable homes on your street, and builds the protest case if it is. One flat fee. You file.
Free check. See in 30 seconds whether you're over-assessed and what it costs you.
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How it works
Most people spend a weekend on the appraisal district website or hand 40% of their savings to a firm. Neither is necessary.
Step 1
Enter your address. Parity pulls your parcel from the appraisal roll and compares it to similar homes in your neighborhood code. Free, no account.
Step 2
A PDF built for your county's review board: comp grid, adjustments, map, and the value to ask for. $99, once.
Step 3
We show you exactly where: the portal, what to upload, the deadline for your parcel, and what to say if it goes to a hearing.
Why flat fee
Contingency firms charge 25–50% of what you save, every year they protest. Parity charges $99 once and takes no cut.
Example: a $600,000 home reduced 8%, at a 2.1% combined tax rate.
| Contingency firm | Parity | |
|---|---|---|
| Appraised value | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| Reduction (8%) | −$48,000 | −$48,000 |
| Tax saved this year | $1,008 | $1,008 |
| Fee | $252 to $504 | $99 |
| You keep | $504 to $756 | $909 |
What's in the packet
The same evidence an agent would bring, in the order a panel reads it. See a sample packet →
Subject, current value, requested value, and the basis in one page.
Eight comparable homes, adjusted for size, age, quality and land, with the median.
Where each comp sits relative to your home, colored by adjusted $/sq ft.
The equal-and-uniform argument citing Tax Code §41.43(b)(3), and what to bring.
Before you pay
On a homestead, the taxable value can only rise 10% a year, whatever the market value does. If your market value is far above that capped value, a protest can lower the market number and leave this year's bill where it was. The free check runs this math first.
County guides
Notice dates, deadlines and how to file for each supported district. Not on the list?
FAQ
Usually not. Most protests in the supported counties settle through an online offer or an informal meeting with an appraiser. If you do go to a hearing, the packet is built for it and the filing guide tells you what to expect. Hearings take about 15 minutes.
Then you're covered for this year and don't need Parity. Check your contract before next spring: most firms auto-renew and charge a percentage every year.
You can protest any property you own, but Parity's cap math and packet assume a homestead exemption. Without it, the check will say so and the bill estimate won't apply.
If you attend a formal ARB hearing with the packet and the board doesn't reduce your market value at all, you get the $99 back. Request it from the outcome page in your dashboard.
April, in every supported county. The deadline to protest is May 15 or 30 days after the notice date, whichever is later. We'll email you the day your notice posts if you sign up before then.
Everything Parity shows about your property is already public on the appraisal roll. Your email and payment details are stored with Stripe and never sold. Shared check links carry the verdict, not your name.