Brazos Appraisal Review Board # of Staff and Pay
Brazos Central Appraisal District sets estimated values and the Brazos County Appraisal Review Board hears protests not resolved informally, a total of 2,337 ARB hearings in 2021. The Brazos County ARB is paid by the appraisal district; per diems fees paid to ARB members in 2021 totaled $42,895 (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 $5,173 per day with a high of $6,320 per day. The Brazos ARB granted some reduction in value in 1,184 cases or 51% of the hearings they conducted in 2021.
Total Number of ARB Members - Brazos 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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| New ARB Members | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Returning ARB Members | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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.
Brazos County Appraisal Review Board (ARB)
Brazos County’s ARB plays a critical role in reviewing and correcting the tax roll initially generated by Brazos Central 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.
Brazos County ARB Members
The number of Brazos County Appraisal Review Board members by year, and the portion of new and returning members are illustrated in the graph.
The Brazos County Appraisal Review Board had 2 members in 2014 and 8 members in 2021. There were 2 new ARB members in 2021 and 75% of the 2021 members were returning from the prior year. The Brazos County Appraisal Review Board is designated to be inpartial and independent in disputes between property owners and the Brazos Central Appraisal District.
How Many Days did ARB Hold Hearings in Brazos 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 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 57 |
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 Brazos County ARB Hold Hearings?
Brazos County Appraisal Review Board conducted ARB hearings 24 days in 2014 and 43 days in 2021. Brazos Central Appraisal District paid the Brazos County ARB members $42,895 in per diem fees in 2021. Is it a conflict for Brazos CAD to pay the ARB?
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 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $300 | $388 | $459 | $531 | $369 |
| Median per diem to ARB | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $529 | $431 | $558 | $685 | $456 |
| Highest per diem to ARB | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $267 | $545 | $527 | $636 | $744 | $498 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Texas property taxes are the largest tax payment for many Texans.
ARB Compensation
Brazos Central Appraisal District paid members of the Brazos County Appraisal Review Board $42,895 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 Brazos CAD budget for the Brazos County ARB was $21,000 in 2014. The lowest per diem for a Brazos County ARB member was $3,200 in 2014 and $4,660 in 2021. The median per diem for a Brazos ARB member was $3,200 in 2014 and $5,173 in 2021. The highest per diem for a Brazos County ARB member was $3,200 in 2014 and $6,320 in 2021.