Tarrant County property tax protest deadline

Section 41.44(a) of the Tax Code sets the filing rule: the written notice of protest goes to the appraisal review board by May 15 or the 30th day after the owner's appraisal notice was delivered, whichever is later. The statewide version of the rule is on The Texas property tax protest deadline.

Under section 41.44(b), an owner who files after that deadline but before the board approves the appraisal records is entitled to a hearing and determination if the owner shows good cause, as the board determines, for not filing on time.

TARB's 2026 hearing procedures say the Tax Code does not define good cause, and that the TARB Chair reviews a written good-cause explanation before any hearing is scheduled. They say good cause exists where the failure to file on time results from circumstances beyond the owner's or agent's control. Their examples are:

• active military duty outside the United States;
• illness or injury requiring the care of a medical professional;
• a recent death in the immediate family;
• a legislative or judicial function, such as jury duty, or an impending court hearing;
• other instances the TARB decides are good cause.

The procedures add that, for this decision, being away or failing to recognize the deadline does not count as good cause. This is the board's written standard. It says nothing about how the board would decide any one late protest.

TAD's breakdown of the 2026 notice lists a more visible protest deadline among the changes, with instructions and key dates at the top.

TAD's online account page says notices are generally mailed in April for residential and commercial real property, and in May for residential and commercial real property and business personal property.

The postmark advisory warns that a delayed postmark could affect whether certain filings meet statutory deadlines.

A walk through the notice's other fields is on How to read a notice of appraised value. The state's version of the protest form is on Form 50-132: notice of protest form.

TAD's calendar page, as read on October 28, 2026, lists 2026 office closings and business personal property rendition dates, and no protest deadline entry.

TARB publishes a calendar PDF for the year. The 2026 version is dated October 23, 2026, and notes that hearing dates may be added or deleted based on the number of remaining cases.

TARB's November 2026 posting was filed with the Tarrant County Clerk on October 15, 2026. It lists protest hearings on November 4, 17, 18 and 19, and a quorum meeting at 12:00 PM on November 19, 2026, whose agenda includes approval of the appraisal records.

The county overview is Tarrant County. The filing steps are on How to protest property taxes in Tarrant County, and the informal and hearing steps are on Tarrant County informal review and ARB hearing.