On the Saturday, May 4th ballot for voters in the Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) [coincident with Travis County] is, for the first time, the election of three members to the TCAD Board of Directors.
What does the appraisal district’s board do?
Up to now, core tasks were hiring the chief appraiser and approving the district’s budget. Now they will also appoint members to the Appraisal Review Board – the group who settle property value disputes between property owners and district appraisers.
If we elect the wrong folks to the board of directors, they can cause chaos in our property values and underfund public services (e.g. schools, EMS, fire departments, etc.), so we encourage everyone to to research the candidates and to vote!
Early voting will be April 22nd through April 30th.
