More than 2,000 new homes and 49 new commercial structures has led to the rise in preliminary market value of property in the county, according to a Hays County press release. The preliminary market value of the average household in Hays County rose by 10 percent from 2016 to 2017. Overall, the coun...

Some surprising  and troubling things happened at the Hays Central Appraisal District (HaysCAD) this year. My own property value and that of numerous other property owners in my area were vastly increased. One property of a single acre, was increased from $23,000 to $158,000. Several properties doub...