How to Protest Your Randall County Appraisal

When the appraisal notice lands in your mailbox each spring, the clock starts. You have until May 15, or 30 days after the notice was mailed, whichever is later, to file a protest. Miss that window and you're locked into that value for the whole tax year.

The protest goes to the Potter-Randall Appraisal District, the office that values property for both Randall and Potter counties from its building at 5701 Hollywood Rd. in south Amarillo. It does not go to the Randall County Tax Office in Canyon; that office only collects the bill after the value is settled. You file with the appraisal review board using Form 50-132, and the board holds a hearing where you and a district appraiser each lay out your case.

Whether you own a house in Canyon, a place in south Amarillo, or rural acreage out near Umbarger, the work is the same: read the notice the day it arrives, and pull together your evidence before the hearing — photos of anything in rough shape, repair estimates, and recent sale prices on comparable homes nearby. The owners who win their protests are almost always the ones who showed up with paper, not just an opinion.