Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt along with Harris County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Jim Robinson and Galveston County Tax Assessor-Collector Cheryl Johnson will conduct simultaneous two-county taxpayer appraisal protest seminars on May 30, 2007. The deadline to protest property appraisals for most accounts is May 31, 2007.

Who: Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt
Harris County Chief Appraiser Jim Robinson
Galveston County Tax Assessor-Collector Cheryl Johnson

What: How to Protest your Property Appraisals

When: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Where: Harris County
Taste of Texas
10505 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77024

Galveston County
Galveston County North Annex
174 Calder
League City, TX 77573

Why: “Fact is almost 750,000 Harris County homes are up in appraised value this year, only 60,000 are down in 2007. This 12 to 1 ratio means that taxpayers have to do their homework, and we’re there to help,” said Paul Bettencourt.

For more information on how to protest your property appraisal, please visit the Tax Office Web site at www.hctax.net.