LUBBOCK, Texas — When West Texas farmers received their property tax values in the mail a month ago, many saw some daunting numbers that were much higher than usual.
According to Gary Adrian, a registered property tax consultant with Ace of Texas, it was the biggest change in property values they saw this year. In the week after property values came out, he’d already spoken with hundreds of farmers.
Some farmers saw their values triple or quadruple, according to Adrian. EverythingLubbock.com spoke with a farmer on Friday, May 3 who saw his property values go up.
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“Nobody likes that. When we got our tax statement … everything went up,” Jeremy Brown, a West Texas cotton farmer said.
While Brown said most things in the economy are high now, it’s still hard to see those numbers after the dryness farmers have experienced the past two years. The bill brings up some things for Brown to consider when it comes to cutting costs.