Total Number of ARB Members - Hood 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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| New ARB Members | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Returning ARB Members | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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.
Hood County Appraisal Review Board (ARB)
Hood County’s ARB plays a critical role in reviewing and correcting the tax roll initially generated by Hood 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.
Hood County ARB Members
The number of Hood County Appraisal Review Board members by year, and the portion of new and returning members are illustrated in the graph.
The Hood County Appraisal Review Board had 5 members in 2014 and 5 members in 2021. There were 2 new ARB members in 2021 and 60% of the 2021 members were returning from the prior year. The Hood County Appraisal Review Board is designated to be inpartial and independent in disputes between property owners and the Hood County Appraisal District.
How Many Days did ARB Hold Hearings in Hood 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 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 32 |
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 Hood County ARB Hold Hearings?
Hood County Appraisal Review Board conducted ARB hearings 0 days in 2014 and 35 days in 2021. Hood County Appraisal District paid the Hood County ARB members $22,506 in per diem fees in 2021. Is it a conflict for Hood 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 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 |
| Median per diem to ARB | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 |
| Highest per diem to ARB | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Texas property taxes are the largest tax payment for many Texans.
ARB Compensation
Hood County Appraisal District paid members of the Hood County Appraisal Review Board $22,506 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 Hood CAD budget for the Hood County ARB was $14,000 in 2014. The lowest per diem for a Hood County ARB member was $125 in 2014 and $175 in 2021. The median per diem for a Hood ARB member was $125 in 2014 and $175 in 2021. The highest per diem for a Hood County ARB member was $125 in 2014 and $175 in 2021.