Potter County Property Tax Protest, Texas

Step 1: Review your Notice of Appraised Value when it arrives in mid-April and verify the proposed market value, property details, and protest deadline printed on the notice.

Step 2: File your protest before May 15, 2026 (or within 30 days of your notice date, whichever is later) by completing Form 50-132 online at www.prad.org, by mail, or in person at the Potter-Randall Appraisal District office.

Step 3: Gather evidence to support your protest, including comparable sales data from the 12 months preceding January 1, 2026, photographs of property condition issues, contractor repair estimates, and documentation of any errors in the property record.

Step 4: Attend an informal review with a PRAD appraiser, which is typically scheduled first. Most cases (a 68% informal success rate in Potter-Randall in 2024) are resolved at this stage without needing a formal hearing.

Step 5: If the informal review does not result in an acceptable reduction, proceed to a formal hearing before the Appraisal Review Board (ARB), where you will present your evidence and testimony under oath.

Step 6: If you disagree with the ARB decision, you can appeal to binding arbitration (for properties under $3 million), file a lawsuit in district court, or appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for certain issues.

Step 7: If pursuing further appeals beyond the ARB, strict deadlines apply: generally 60 days for binding arbitration or judicial appeal after receiving the ARB order.