Protest Hearings Database (Tax Code Sec. 41.13)

Check out our online database of protest hearing information for property protests conducted the Runnels Central Appraisal District’s Appraisal Review Board. Details are updated by October 1st each year.

Appraisal District News

APPRAISAL CALENDAR – EQUALIZATION PHASE

Runnels CAD appraiser have completed reappraisals for the year and appraisal notices for 2025 have been sent out. Property owners who have questions about their property’s appraisal may speak with any appraiser at our office by phone or email. Appointments are not necessary if you prefer to visit the office in person; just come in anytime during normal business hours and we’ll be happy to work with you.

GENERAL OFFICE INFO

Please use common sense; if you have been diagnosed positive with COVID-19 or other communicable diseases, are exhibiting any symptoms associated with COVID-19 or other communicable diseases, or have been in contact with someone exhibiting symptoms, plan on conducting business with our office remotely by phone or email.  The lock box continues to be available beside the front door for submission of Homestead Exemption applications, written information requests, protest forms, supporting documentation, and any other paperwork as needed.  Documents may also be mailed or (except for state forms/applications) faxed or emailed.  Forms must be physically signed by the authorized party; digital signatures are not accepted at this time.

AS A REMINDER: The Appraisal District does not handle any matters related to tax payments and collections.  Please contact the Tax Office directly at 325-365-2339 or visit their office behind the courthouse at 201 S. Broadway Street with any questions or to submit your payment.  Payments may also be mailed to PO Box 517, Ballinger, TX 76821.

Click here for office contact information and continue to check our website for updates.

Pursuant to Texas Attorney General Opinion OR2015-16025, and on the advice of counsel, the Runnels Central Appraisal District is no longer able to provide preliminary information regarding mineral accounts.

Bids for Roofing Project

The Appraisal District roof needs replacement, so we are now accepting bids from prospective contractors. All bids submitted must be sealed. If you or someone you know does commercial roofing and think you would be able to do the job at a competitive rate, call our office to set up an appointment to view the…

Board of Directors Meeting (May 2025)

The Runnels Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the office of the District at 505 Hutchings Avenue in Ballinger, Texas. Members of the public and taxing entities are welcome to attend the open session. Click here to view the meeting agenda.

Hutchins or Hutchings?

“Confusion is apparent all over town,” declared an article published in The Ballinger Ledger in August 1977. How should the main street running through Ballinger be spelled: Hutchin/Hutchins or Hutchings? This was a highly contested issue going back nearly to the town’s founding, but actually, both schools of thought were wrong in that attorneys stated…

TRUTH IN TAXATION: Notice of Estimated Taxes

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information regarding the amount of taxes that each entity that taxes your property will impose if the entity adopts its proposed tax rate. Your local property tax database will be updated regularly during August and September as local elected officials propose and adopt the property tax rates that will determine how much you pay in property taxes.

To register for notifications and updates, please visit our Email Notification Registration page and fill out the form. Remember to select ‘Appraisal District’ as the Tax Official and ‘Property Tax Database updates’ under Communications Requested.

Property owners may request truth-in-taxation information from each taxing unit by obtaining their contact information from the county assessor-collector:

Runnels County Tax Office
Susan Hallford, Tax Assessor-Collector
PO Box 517, Ballinger, TX 76821
325-365-2339