Deadline approaching for property appraisal protests
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The deadline to file property appraisal protests in Burnet and Llano counties is Friday, May 15 or at least 30 days after original appraisal notices were sent out. These protests are the opportunity to dispute a CAD’s assessment of your property if you believe that it has misjudged the market value, property description, exemptions, or other appraisal factors.
After the deadline, appraisal districts will begin protest hearings that will run until all protests have been resolved. Some disputes may be settled outside of a hearing if both parties agree upon a solution. But contested protests will be brought before a protest review board made up of members appointed by the local administrative district judge.
If a protest hearing is set, the filer will be notified at least 15 days ahead of time.
While protest hearings will continue until they have all been resolved, the CAD will submit their certified property values or estimated certified property values by July 25 to local taxing entities so they can start building out the budgets and tax rates before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.
CADs are responsible for appraising the value of property for each taxing entity within the district. The districts are led by a board of directors that are appointed by the taxing entities within its confines – like cities, school districts, utility districts, etc…– with each entity entitled to a number of votes on the director positions based on their population.
The elected board of directors hires a chief appraiser and sets the budget for the CAD. The directors themselves have no authority to appraise or assess property values. The hired chief appraiser is responsible for the district’s appraisals, legal duties, and hiring staff to operate the CAD office.
The property appraisals assessed by the CADs are used to determine the properties’ taxable value, which in turn is used by various government entities to determine their tax rates for the coming fiscal year.
Burnet County property appraisal protests
To file a protest with the Burnet Central Appraisal District, property owners may file a protest in person at the BCAD Burnet Office, 223 South Pierce Street or at the BCAD Marble Falls Office, 100 Avenue H. Protests can also be filed by email at bcad@burnetad.org.
Protests can also be filed online. According to BCAD, the district is using a new software in 2026 that requires the user to create an account and use a PIN number that should be attached to your appraisal notice.
- File your protest online at this link.
- Find the Property Owner’s Notice of Protest form at this link.
- According to the BCAD website, the elected members of the Board of Directors are Terry Nuss, Cary Johnson, Darlene Oostermeyer, Bruce Jones, and Phillip Thurman.
- The BCAD chief appraiser is Stan Hemphill.
- Contact the district at 512-756-8291.
Llano County property appraisal protests
To file a protest with the Llano Central Appraisal District, property owners may file a protest in person at the LCAD office, 103 E. Sandstone Street in Llano.
- File your protest online at this link.
- Find the Property Owner’s Notice of Protests form at this link.
- According to the LCAD website, the elected members of the Board of Directors are John Sawyer, Roland Rode, Mike Byrd, Stan Venable, Aaron Waldrop, Bill Baty, Rob Blanch, Charles Miller, and Kris Fogelberg.
- The LCAD chief appraiser is Scott Dudley.
- Contact the district at 325-247-3065