Henderson Appraisal Review Board # of Staff and Pay
Henderson County Appraisal District sets estimated values and the Henderson County Appraisal Review Board hears protests not resolved informally, a total of 1,732 ARB hearings in 2021. The Henderson County ARB is paid by the appraisal district; per diems fees paid to ARB members in 2021 totaled 0. (Could you be impartial and independent if one of the parties to a dispute was paying your salary and setting work rules?) The median ARB per diem fees are $155 per day with a high of $175 per day. The Henderson ARB granted some reduction in value in 1,730 cases or 100% of the hearings they conducted in 2021.
Total Number of ARB Members - Henderson CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| ARB Members | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Total Number | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| New ARB Members | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Returning ARB Members | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since The appraisal district can’t possibly accurately value all the properties in the county. They need your help to correct over-valuation.
Henderson County Appraisal Review Board (ARB)
Henderson County’s ARB plays a critical role in reviewing and correcting the tax roll initially generated by Henderson County Appraisal District. Every county in Texas has an appraisal review board. (Note: the exception is Potter and Randall counties which share one appraisal district and appraisal review board.)
The appraisal review board members are supposed to be “separate and apart” from the appraisal district. They swear an oath to be impartial. Their ability to impartially hear and judge property tax disputes solves the second highest number of tax protests, second only to informal hearings.
Henderson County ARB Members
The number of Henderson County Appraisal Review Board members by year, and the portion of new and returning members are illustrated in the graph.
Henderson County Appraisal Review Board conducted ARB hearings 0 days in 2014 and 22 days in 2021. Henderson County Appraisal District paid the Henderson County ARB members $0 in per diem fees in 2021. Is it a conflict for Henderson CAD to pay the ARB?
How Many Days did ARB Hold Hearings in Henderson County?Source: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Days of ARB Hearings | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Days of ARB hearings | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 36 | 30 |
Texas property owners should protest annually To avoid a surprise-increase in property taxes. This happens when the notice of value was lost. A large error in a home value is difficult to fix if not corrected through the normal appeal process.
How Many Days did Henderson County ARB Hold Hearings?
Henderson County Appraisal Review Board members are required to hold hearings until they have completed their work for the year. The total number of days of ARB hearings in Texas in 2018 totaled 3,550. Thirty-four counties had only one day of hearings and thirty-eight counties had only 2 days of ARB hearings. In 2019 alone, 17 days of ARB hearings were held in Henderson County.
ARB CompensationSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Per Diem Rate | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Lowest per diem to ARB | $45 | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 | $100 | $100 | $135 | $135 | $135 | $160 |
| Median per diem to ARB | $63 | $75 | $75 | $75 | $50 | $125 | $115 | $155 | $155 | $155 | $200 |
| Highest per diem to ARB | $112 | $150 | $125 | $100 | $100 | $150 | $130 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $225 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Texas property taxes are the largest tax payment for many Texans.
ARB Compensation
Henderson County Appraisal District paid members of the Henderson County Appraisal Review Board $0 in per diem fees in 2021. (Could you be impartial and independent if the appraisal district was paying your salary to hear property owner protests?) The Henderson CAD budget for the Henderson County ARB was $0 in 2014. The lowest per diem for a Henderson County ARB member was $0 in 2014 and $135 in 2021. The median per diem for a Henderson ARB member was $0 in 2014 and $155 in 2021. The highest per diem for a Henderson County ARB member was $0 in 2014 and $175 in 2021.