Texas Property Tax Experts

With over 200+ years of cumulative experience, we are the Texas Property Tax Experts. Let our professionals in Office, Industrial, Multifamily, Retail, Business Personal Property, and Residential property tax reduction assist you today. Texas Protax is the largest local property tax representation firm in Central Texas. Our staff is friendly, professional and ready to assist you with property tax reduction services.
	Property Tax Consultants

	David T. Davenport As one of the co-founders of Texas Protax Austin, Inc. in 1988, David Davenport is now serving as President of Texas Protax Austin, Inc. As an agent, David focuses on vehicle dealerships, funeral homes, fraternity & sorority houses, dorms, townhomes, and condominiums. He also specializes in homestead exemptions and homestead cap issues. As a previous member of the Appraisal Review Board, David has an immense understanding and familiarity with the Travis Central Appraisal District. Prior to his involvement as a tax consultant, he served in various capacities in the banking industry for twenty years in Austin. David obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

	David R. Bawcom David specializes in commercial property with an emphasis on offices, office condos, and apartments.

	Debra G. Bawcom-Roberson Senior Property Tax Consultant Debra has been with Texas Protax since 1995 and specializes in the property tax management of residential and commercial development projects. She works closely with her Developer and Builder clients to ensure the appraisal districts reflect the most current state of development for each project under construction. In addition to her Developer Portfolio, Debra represents our clients’ commercial properties in Williamson County. She handles all types of commercial property including industrial, retail, office, apartments and vacant land. Debra received her Juris Doctor degree from Texas Wesleyan School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from McMurry University. She is a licensed Senior Property Tax Consultant. Debra has been appointed a Director on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals (TAPTP). She is also an instructor for TAPTP’s Education Seminars. Debra is a member of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity and an Associate Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT).

	A Jo Baylor Senior Property Tax Consultant A. Jo Baylor is a Senior Property Tax Consultant with over 20 years of experience in Property tax management. At Texas Protax, Jo heads the Business Personal Property Division for our clients. She is an affiliate member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and also has been awarded the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation which has been awarded to only 6% of Commercial Real Estate professionals. Jo is also a licensed Real Estate Broker.

	Tony M. Blate Tony Blate has been with Texas Protax since 2007 and specializes in residential property. Prior to joining Texas Protax, Tony was active in real estate as a licensed realtor, appraiser, and mortgage consultant. As a licensed appraiser Tony worked as both a staff appraiser for a national lender and owned his own appraisal firm. Tony earned his Bachelor’s degree from Sacramento State University in California. Some of Tony’s affiliations include: Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, National Association of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors, Austin Board of Realtors, and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

	Dawn D. Brady Dawn joined Texas Protax in 2007 and specializes in both commercial and residential properties. Dawn’s commercial emphasis is on offices, office condos and apartments. Prior to joining the Texas Protax team, Dawn worked as a commercial appraiser with the Travis Central Appraisal District. Dawn valued the Travis County Office Portfolio for over five years. Her area of expertise includes offices, major industrial, hotels/motels, banks, golf courses and funeral homes.

	Rine Kaatz Rine joined Texas Protax in 2009 and specializes in residential property in both Travis and Williamson counties. Prior to joining the Texas Protax team, Rine worked as an ad valorem appraisal manager and residential supervisor with the Travis Central Appraisal District. His ten plus years of experience with ad valorem appraisal and knowledge of the construction industry bring a solid addition to our staff. In addition Rine served our country in the United States Air Force and is an avid outdoorsman.

	Jeff S. Nanney Senior Property Tax Consultant Jeff has been with Texas Protax since 2000 and specializes in commercial property with an emphasis on industrial properties, warehouses, retail, and vacant land. Prior to his association with Texas Protax, Jeff was a vice president with the Trammell Crow Company for nine years. As Director of Industrial Property Management in Austin, Jeff was responsible for the financial success and overall operation of eighty-five buildings totaling seven million square feet of industrial space for numerous institutional investors. Prior to that, Jeff was with the Travis Central Appraisal District for five years in the Commercial Research and Development division specializing in retail properties. He previously spent three years at the Central Tax Authority in Taylor County as a residential and commercial appraiser. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Jeff’s professional associations include Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals, Austin Board of Realtors, associate member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, as well as a licensed Real Estate Salesperson.

	Greg M. Walden Greg heads up our residential portfolio. Greg has over twenty-five years experience as a real estate appraiser involving ad valorem taxation and mortgage lending. His twenty-one year career with Travis Central Appraisal District proves invaluable in representing residential appeals for the clients of Texas Protax for many years to come. As Director of Residential Appraisal with the Travis Central Appraisal District, Greg was heavily involved in everything from litigation to developing computer models. For the past fifteen years, Greg has developed cost schedules, written several appraisal manuals, and was very instrumental in appraiser training at the district.

	Operations / Records

	Weldon Sikes Weldon has been with Texas Protax since 2006 and specializes in the client management and overall business system operations. Weldon manages the office administration and is the first line of contact for client inquiries, protest status, and billing inquiries.Weldon studied International Business and Economics at Pepperdine University and the London School of Economics/Imperial College. Weldon’s professional associations include Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals as well as being a licensed property tax consultant. He is also actively involved within the Austin community through his volunteer work and commitment to AGLIFF, ASA, and Project Transitions.

	Susan Stone Susan joined Texas Protax as a software developer/analyst in 2004. She developed and maintains the Appraisal Assistant solution, a proprietary automated valuation tool used by Texas Protax Austin, Inc. A native of southwest Texas, Susan attended Lamar University in Beaumont majoring in Computer Science. She has held a Project Management Institute (PMI) certification since 2003 and is a member of the Austin PMI Association as well as a licensed Property Tax Consultant.