Most cities do not push the limit like Austin does. Most cities keep the valuation a good percentage under what houses may be selling for. TCAD should have to prove the value if they place it at market value. One block away from me where I am, lots by themselves are valued at $100,000 less, so we carry a huge burden. How is this arbitrary line declared? It is the same subdivision, but TCAD found a way to raise appraisals more, by raising the lot value so it could not be disputed, penalizing homeowners ongoing because some commercial developer bought a house and demolished it, then rebuilt. Then the developer builds a condo and gets a tax break, leaving the homeowner to suffer. It is disgusting that citizens are getting pushed out of their homes by excessive taxes. Just because someone bought a home years ago and the developers target a neighborhood, it does not mean the homeowners are rich. Why should people in their retirement years have to carry the larger share of school taxes, to the extent they are shoved out of their homes? This is a crime against aging people who are on fixed incomes. Property values go up and down, but appraisals just keep going up every single year. In a year that is known to be a down year, TCAD should not be raising property values.