Texas Tax Code - TAX § 41A.03. Request for Arbitration

(a) To appeal an appraisal review board order under this chapter, a property owner must file with the comptroller not later than the 60th day after the date the property owner receives notice of the order:

(a-1) If a property owner requests binding arbitration under this chapter to appeal appraisal review board orders involving two or more contiguous tracts of land that are owned by the property owner, a single arbitration deposit in the amount provided by Subsection (a)(2) is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of Subsection (a)(2).  For purposes of this subsection, “contiguous tracts of land” means improved or unimproved tracts of land that are touching or that share a common boundary, as determined using appraisal district records or legal descriptions of the tracts.

(b) A property owner who fails to strictly comply with this section waives the property owner's right to request arbitration under this chapter.  A property owner who appeals an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the owner's property under Chapter 42 waives the owner's right to request binding arbitration under this chapter regarding the value of that property.  An arbitrator shall dismiss any pending arbitration proceeding if the property owner's rights are waived under this subsection.

(c) If a property owner files a request for binding arbitration through an electronic system, the property owner must pay the arbitration deposit required by Subsection (a) through the electronic system.

(d) If a property owner does not file a request for binding arbitration through an electronic system, the property owner must pay the arbitration deposit required by Subsection (a) by check or money order made payable to the comptroller or by another form of payment acceptable to the comptroller.