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Property tax collected by cities go to support the city’s yearly budget. It supports city departments, road maintenance and other services.
For Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake, the median price of a home has increased from 51%-77%.
taxing entities, such as cities and school districts. Keller Mayor Armin Mizani said those entities can vote to begin a recall process of a board member, but only if they initially voted for the member. “We’re unapologetic about protecting our taxpayers,” Mizani said Feb. 21. Mizani cited a few issues the board had not handled well recently, such as a surge in appraisal protests and a controversy involving a com- plaint filed against Chandler Crouch, a Realtor who helps taxpayers protest their prop- erty values. Filed by the board’s Direc- tor of Residential Appraisals Randy Armstrong in October 2021, Crouch was accused of “intentionally” misleading the review board in a protest hearing about the value of a property in Colleyville. Armstrong and Law were suspended by the board for two weeks without pay in August for their handling of the dispute. In August, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s investigation found no evidence of Crouch committing a violation. After Keller’s recall vote, Wilemon resigned from her position, and the appraisal board voted to file for a notice of vacancy on March 3. The Tarrant Appraisal Dis- trict did not respond to mul- tiple requests for comment by Community Impact regarding the complaint against Crouch
Feb. 2019 Feb. 2021
Feb. 2023
$347,000
2020
2021
2022
+51.3%
Grapevine
$392,500
$525,000
$545,000
+77.2%
Colleyville
$729,900
$965,836
$675,000
+6.81% percent change
+58.8%
Southlake
$881,900
+6.34% percent change
+1.32% percent change
$1.07M
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Grapevine
Colleyville
Southlake
Protesting appraisals While each taxing author- ity sets its property tax rate, the Tarrant Appraisal District determines property apprais- als. Taxing units then allocate the tax burden. The district also determines the eligibility of various types of property tax exemptions, such as homestead exemp- tions for the elderly, disabled persons, and charitable or religious organizations. Residents can protest their property tax appraisals if the valuation is deemed too high or if the appraisal records are incorrect. Homeowners receive notice of their prop- erty values around April. The deadline for protesting the value is May 15 or 30 days after it is received. The dis- trict reviews protests through the appraisal review board or informal hearings. Between 2017 and 2021, protests of appraisals filed with the Tarrant Appraisal
in this critical decision,” Tar- rant County Judge Tim O’Hare said in a statement. During a March 17 spe- cial meeting, the Tarrant Appraisal District board voted to rescind its decision to accept Wilemon’s resignation. “We didn’t really ever want to take away the taxing enti- ties’ authority to do what they have the authority to do,” Tar- rant Appraisal Board Member Tony Pompa said. In the midst of the district’s changes, the board decided March 17 that Chief Appraiser Jeff Law would be given 90 days to address the board’s transparency issues written out in a Letter of Repair. “We want to be able to get back and allow the district to do the job that they do,” Pompa said. During the March 17 meet- ing, Board Secretary Rich DeOtte said he will be acting chair, which is in accordance with the tax code.
SOURCES: CITIES OF GRAPEVINE, COLLEYVILLE AND SOUTHLAKE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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Had Wilemon’s vacancy occurred because of resigna- tion, then the taxing entities would nominate a list of can- didates who would then be voted on by the board. On March 7, Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted to recall Wilemon from her position. “The only way to begin to restore the public’s trust in [the appraisal district] is to first ensure the taxpayers have as much influence as possible Assessed value This is the value that is taxed at the set tax rate. Property tax rate This is determined by the relevant taxing entities, including local government, school districts, hospital districts, county colleges and municipal utility districts.
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and the issues with Wilemon. Taking the next steps Under Chapter 6 of the Texas State Property Tax Code, two paths for filling a vacancy left by the director of the board are designated. Per the code, since the recall pro- cess was completed, the tax- ing entities that voted during that process will nominate and vote on a list of candi- dates to determine the direc- tor’s replacement. determines the value of a property to be taxed by the different taxing entities. Market value This is the probable price a property would fairly sell for in an open market.
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