BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) Board of Directors hires the Chief Appraiser, approves the TCAD budget, approves contracts, and sets general policies. The Board does not appraise property or review property values.
The Board of Directors meets at least once each calendar quarter. All meetings are held in the board room of the Travis Central Appraisal District (850 East Anderson Lane), unless the Board designates a different location. A copy of the Board’s General Policies and Procedures for Public Access is available online.
To contact the TCAD Board of Directors, email [email protected]. Emails may be directed to the appropriate department or Taxpayer Liaison for resolution.
2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James Valadez
Chair
Travis County
Expires 12/31/24
Debbie Cartwright
Vice Chair
Austin ISD
Expires 12/31/24
Nicole Conley
Secretary/Treasurer
City of Austin
Expires 12/31/24
Jie Li
Austin ISD
Expires 12/31/24
Dr. Osezua Ehiyamen
City of Austin/Austin ISD
Expires 12/31/24
Tom Buckle
Western Travis County
Expires 12/31/24
Elizabeth Montoya
Eastern Travis County
Expires 12/31/24
Bruce Elfant
Travis County Tax Assessor Collector
Permanent
Blanca Zamora-Garcia
City of Austin
Expires 12/31/24
Vivek Kulkarni
Travis County
Expires 12/31/24
Jett Hanna
Place 1
Expires 12/31/26
Shenghao Daniel Wang
Place 2
Expires 12/31/26
Dick Lavine
Place 3
Expires 12/31/26
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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ELECTION INFORMATION
General Information
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Each Texas county is served by an appraisal district that determines the value of all of the county’s real and personal property. Generally, a local government that collects property taxes, such as a county, city and school district, is a member of the appraisal district.
Taxing entities are the local government entities such as cities, hospital districts, junior colleges, and municipal utility districts. Taxing entities provide services to the taxpayers they service such as schools, roads, police, fire, and other services taxpayers expect.
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Property is taxed by the authority of the Texas Constitution. The Constitution sets forth five basic principles for property taxes in Texas.
- Taxes must be equal and uniform. No single property or type of property should pay more than its fair share.
- Property must be appraised on its current market value meaning the price that it would sell for on the open market when both the buyer and seller seek the best price and neither is under pressure to buy or sell.
- Each property in a county must have a single appraised value. This is guaranteed by the use of the county appraisal districts.
- All property is taxable unless federal or state law exempts it from the tax.
- Property owners have a right to reasonable notice of increases in their appraised property value.
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