Property Tax Resources

Complete guide to protesting your property taxes in McAllen and Hidalgo County for 2026. Step-by-step process, HCAD deadlines, evidence tips, and whether hiring a consultant is worth it.

If you own property in McAllen, TX, you already know the feeling: you open your Notice of Appraised Value from the Hidalgo County Appraisal District and the...

A comprehensive guide to every free resource available to McAllen and RGV property owners — from county appraisal districts and tax exemptions, to Texas A&M market data, free legal aid, housing programs, flood maps, and more.

One of the most common things I hear from property owners in the Rio Grande Valley is, "I didn't even know that existed." Whether it's a free legal aid...

How HCAD and Cameron CAD use mass appraisal to value your property, the three approaches they apply, common errors I find in RGV assessments, and how to read your Notice of Appraised Value.

After years of helping RGV property owners fight unfair valuations, I can tell you this: most people have no idea how their property tax assessment is...

My six-step process for filing and winning property tax protests in Hidalgo and Cameron counties — where to file, how to build evidence, what to expect at the informal conference and ARB hearing.

I have filed thousands of property tax protests across the Rio Grande Valley. The process is straightforward once you understand it, but there are pitfalls...

The $140,000 school district exemption, senior tax freezes, disabled veteran benefits, how to apply in minutes, common mistakes that cost RGV homeowners thousands, and deadlines you cannot miss.

I am constantly amazed by how many RGV homeowners are not claiming their homestead exemption. It is literally free money. No cost to apply, significant...

Five strategies for commercial protests: challenging income assumptions, pushing cap rates, documenting obsolescence, leveraging unequal appraisal, and auditing business personal property renditions.

Commercial property taxes are a different animal than residential. The stakes are higher, the valuation methods are more complex, and the savings potential...

The complete 2026 Texas property tax calendar with every critical deadline, my timing strategy for maximizing success, and why protesting annually creates compounding savings.

Timing matters more than most people realize in property tax protests. Miss a deadline and you are stuck for an entire year. File at the wrong time and you...

How I evaluate location, size, age, and timing to select strong comps, where I source sales data in the RGV, how to adjust and present to the ARB, and mistakes that kill strong cases.

Comparable sales are the backbone of every property tax protest I file. When I walk into an ARB hearing, the panel wants to see hard data showing your...