For the first time in almost 40 years , the deadline in Texas to render personal property and to file a protest has CHANGED with little notice to taxpayers. The OLD deadline to file a property tax protest in Texas was May 31st. The deadline to render personal property was April 15th. That is a 15-day change in the deadline! A few weeks ago I was speaking at a luncheon on property taxes to real estate industry professionals. I decided to take a quick poll and ask the audience: “HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROTEST DEADLINE CHANGES THIS YEAR?” Do you know how many people raised their hand?? ZERO. I thought: “How is this possible? Out of 80 real estate professionals, none of them knew there was a change in the deadline to protest?” But that was the case. And I imagine that is the case among thousands of property owners across Texas. I even took a look at the top 100 county appraisal district’s websites in Texas and found that un...