How Property Appraisal Freezes Impact Tarrant County Residents with Eric Crile

Well, thank you for having me, EJ.

Thank you.

You know, property taxes is always a big topic here in Texas and Tarrant.

What would you want people to know about TAD and property taxes as a whole when going into 2026 and beyond?

What do I want people to know? Well, I want people to know that your tax rate's probably gonna go up this year because the appraisal district has frozen values since 2024.

Can we get a quick overview of what is the Tarrant Appraisal District?

So the Tarrant Appraisal District, right, they are a quasi-state agency that's responsible for, uh, valuating all, valuing all property, uh, within the county.

So that's, that's minerals, that's residential, that's commercial.

And the district was formed back in '79, uh, 1980 because before then, you know, some counties would tax chickens.

[laughs]

Some wouldn't.

And so this was a way just to, uh, provide uniformity throughout the, uh, throughout the state.

And so the Tarrant Appraisal District says how much each property is worth, and then therefore, that's how the, that's what they're taxed on.

Is that right?

Right.

Yeah.

So the, the appraisers go out and, uh, do their opinion of the value.

Um, notices get sent April 15th, and then, um, you have until...

It's 30 days from the day you get your notice.

But yeah, with the exemptions and everything, that's how the-

Right

... rate is applied to the value, and that's how you come up with your tax bill.

Yeah.

And you said their opinion of how it's valued.

So how do they come to that opinion?