San Antonio-headquartered PropertyAxe LLC was created to help people protest their property tax valuations. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Stevepb

Bexar County property owners have until 5 p.m this afternoon — Monday, May 16 — to file an appeal of their 2022 property tax appraisals.

Chief Appraiser Michael Amezquita expects a record number of appeals — somewhere between 150,000 and 160,000 — this year, TV station KENS5 reports. The county processed 141,000 last year.

There are three ways for property owners to file an appeal before today’s 5 p.m deadline, according to the Express-News. The easiest is to log onto bcad.org and follow the online prompts.

Residents can also mail their appeal to the Bexar County Appraisal District at P.O Box 830248, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78283, or return a completed appeal form at a dropbox at 411 N. Frio St. Mailed appeals will be accepted as long as the envelopes are postmarked before midnight May 16.

The rise in expected appeals is attributed to soaring Bexar County property values. The average taxable property value in the county jumped to $309,118 this year, a 23% increase from 2021, the Express-News reports.

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This article appears in May 4-17, 2022.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...