The new appraisal notices now are different in that now they don't actually give a real dollar amount that they propose billing you for. They give you columns of data, but no prices to contest. You won't see an actual price until the bill goes out in the fall + by them, protest time is past. Let's face it, they can blow smoke with all the figures + percentages they want, but the bottom line is HOW MUCH ARE WE BEING CHARGED? Oh, + a new item has just raised its ugly head in our local school district that will require more taxes + that is that all these newcomers now want an Olympic size pool for a new swimming team at the high school. It will only cost several million more, but "let's just pass another bond package"! As I have said before, those of us in the over 65 bracket should be exempt from all these insane additions of wasting money.