<prompt> Human: Questions as simple as the title - my taxes essentially doubled on my home, so now Ill have to pay nearly 10,000 extra a year in taxes. Has anyone had any success fighting this shit? State is Texas, if that helps. Edit: Apologies for the lack of info, heres some more stuff below after talking to my county appraiser: 1. We have filed and been approved for the homestead exemption, apparently the mortgage company didnt confirm this fact when recalculating my taxes for the year. 2. The increase in taxes is a result of an increase of my appraisal by almost 50. 3. Given the information here, I assume I can fight the new appraisal, but given that we put nearly 12 of the increased assessment into the home improvements, Im not sure whether or not Ill have a case. Thanks for all the info, and apologies again for not being clearer - I was seeing red!  <response>: I lived in Texas for a bunch of years, I disputed any increase no matter how small, always reached a compromise rate which can add up over the years. 