Tarrant Appraisal Review Board Staff and Pay
Counties throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex tend to have fewer appraisal review board (ARB) members than comparable counties elsewhere in Texas, and Tarrant County is no exception. Despite being the second-biggest county in Texas, according to parcels, the county had only 43 members in 2024. With 30,934 protests to handle in 2024, the board had a killer caseload to get through, pushing the impartial outfit to its limits. Get the best out of your formal appeal when you enroll in O’Conner’s Property Tax Protection Program™. With O’Connor, you will never pay secret fees or deal with upfront costs. Better yet, you will only pay if you win. Enroll, relax, and save.
Total Number of ARB Members - Tarrant 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 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 48 | 52 | 37 | 45 |
| New ARB Members | 23 | 25 | 43 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| Returning ARB Members | 47 | 53 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 19 | 35 | 25 | 43 |
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.
Tarrant County Appraisal Review Board (ARB)
The Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) and other Texas appraisal districts wield both an inordinate amount of power and responsibility. Counties rely on their appraisal districts for the majority of funding, but CADs can assess and collect taxes as they see fit. The appraisal review board (ARB) is intended to be an independent body that handles disputes between property owners and CADs. The board presides over formal appeals, the second most used type of property tax protest.
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Tarrant County ARB Members
For being such an important group, the ARB is tiny, especially in comparison to Tarrant County’s needs. In 2023, the ARB had the lowest members in a decade at only 37. This was down from 52 in 2022. 2024 saw a slight increase with 45 members. In the past decade, there have never been more than 85 members active at once, and 85 have not been seen since 2021. Two new members joined in 2024, along with 43 returning members.
How Many Days did ARB Hold Hearings in Tarrant 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 | 103 | 117 | 130 | 128 | 85 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 89 | 56 |
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 the ARB Hold Hearings?
The Tarrant County ARB held 56 days of hearings in 2024, the least in over a decade. The ARB is intended to meet until they have completely cleared their caseload, so more appeals mean more days working. The miniscule size of the board in 2024 did not seem to slow them down, as they held 33 less days of meetings than they did in 2023. Each board has three members, so there were two more boards in 2024 compared to 2023.
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 | $165 | $146 | $127 | $170 | $170 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $185 | $185 |
| Median per diem to ARB | $185 | $165 | $168 | $170 | $200 | $200 | $195 | $195 | $195 | $205 | $205 |
| Highest per diem to ARB | $210 | $185 | $188 | $190 | $225 | $225 | $225 | $225 | $225 | $240 | $240 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Texas property taxes are the largest tax payment for many Texans.
Compensation
The ARB was paid $554,293 in total compensation in 2023. This total put them as No.6 in pay for Texas, right behind Fort Bend County. With such a small board, each member received quite a bit for each day worked. $240 for the highest paid, $205 for the median, and $185 for the lowest. While daily pay was behind the Texas average, the higher days worked raised the total compensation. 2024 saw identical per diems to 2023, with both being the highest pay ever seen in the county.