Appraisal Review Board to Begin Property Owner Protest Hearings June 19, 2026. Property owners who disagree with the Henderson County Appraisal District’s appraisal of their property value or any other action that adversely affects them may protest their property value to the Henderson County Appraisal Review Board (ARB). The ARB will begin hearing taxpayer protests on June 19, 2026. After the ARB completes its hearings and approves final property tax appraisals, local governments will use these appraisals to set 2026 property tax rates. The ARB is an independent, impartial group of citizens authorized to resolve disputes between taxpayers and the appraisal district. It is not controlled by the appraisal district. Pursuant to Section 6.41 of the Texas Property Tax Code, Appraisal Review Board Members are appointed by the District’s Board of Directors. Property owners may protest any of the following issues to the ARB:

Property owners may protest any of the following issues to the ARB:
• the appraised or market value of the property;
• unequal appraisal of the taxpayer’s property compared to similar property in the district;
• inclusion of the property on the appraisal records;
• denial of a partial exemption, such as a homestead exemption;
• denial of special appraisals, such as agricultural or timber productivity appraisals;
• determination that agricultural or timber land has had a change of use and is subject to a rollback tax;
• identification of the taxing unit or units in which the property is located;
• determination that the taxpayer is the owner of the property;
• temporary disaster damage exemption was denied or modified;
• incorrect damage assessment rating for a property qualified for a temporary disaster exemption: or
• any other action of the appraisal office that adversely affects the owner

A property owner must file a written notice of protest by June 18th or within 30 days after the appraisal district mails the taxpayer a notice of appraised value, whichever is later. The ARB schedules a hearing and sends the protesting property owner written notice of the date, time, and place of his or her hearing. The law contains specific timelines and procedures for the owner and the ARB throughout the appraisal protest process. These are detailed in the state Comptroller’s publication, Property Taxpayer Remedies. A copy of the 2026 Property Taxpayer Remedies were mailed out with each Notice of Appraised Value. Copies are always available from Henderson County Appraisal District, 1751 Enterprise St., Athens, TX, 75751. The publication is also available on the Comptroller’s Web site at www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/ or by calling (800) 252-9121, ext. 1.