Tarrant Appraisal District

Months after passing sweeping changes to its reappraisal plan, the Tarrant Appraisal District board will meet March 12 to discuss whether some of those changes should be walked back. The meeting follows outcry from school district leaders who say the policies could lead to funding cuts.

As schools and cities prepare for the financial impact of TAD’s new reappraisal plan, State Rep. Chris Turner has filed bills to stymie the plan’s rollout.

City leaders are looking at places to make budget cuts and searching for grants that might help offset the expected budget gaps. Arlington is also looking for ways to slim the current 2025 budget.

In its first meeting of the new year, the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors swore in four newly elected members and quickly got to work changing its policy manual.

To prepare for the 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature, lawmakers have started prefiling bills they hope to see reach the governor’s desk this summer. Among them are a series of bills designed to change key aspects of how Texas appraisal districts function.

Appraisal district board members voted 6-3 against renewing their membership at a Dec. 13 meeting, citing the association’s legislative agenda and the testimony of its legislative chair, Brent South, to lawmakers.

The packed field is emblematic of how high-stakes a once unassuming position has become, due in large part to the board’s most controversial decision over the last year: changing its reappraisal plan.

The Tarrant Appraisal District’s recent changes to local tax policy might violate Texas law, according to a state lawmaker.

At a Sept. 9 meeting, appraisal district board members unanimously authorized the chief appraiser to negotiate and enter a contract with technology company True Prodigy for a cost of no more than $10 million over five years.

The Tarrant Appraisal District’s annual budget for 2025 will take effect despite a series of protest votes by area school districts, the board of directors confirmed at a Sept. 9 meeting.

Fort Worth ISD school board member Kevin Lynch laid out the hurdles for the district and its community. Enrollment is dropping. Student outcomes are stagnant. Residents face high property tax bills.

The taxable value of new construction in Tarrant County went down this year, according to the appraisal district. Elected officials aren’t convinced.