Why Removing the ARB Board Protects Schools and Homeowners

By Freddie America

Texas is caught in a trap: a broken appraisal system that hurts homeowners and schools at the same time. Politicians pretend it’s complicated — but it’s not. The problem starts and ends with the Appraisal Review Board (ARB).

This post explains exactly why removing the ARB system does two things at once:

👉 Protects Texas homeowners from unconstitutional tax increases

👉 Restores the lawful funding our schools were always meant to receive

Let’s break it down.

⭐ 1. The ARB System Violates Homeowners’ Rights

When a Texan walks into an ARB hearing, they expect a fair fight.

But here’s what really happens:

  •        Evidence is ignored

  •        Flood zones don’t matter

  •        Comparable sales are dismissed

  •        Appraisers defend their numbers, not the truth

  •        And the “big black book” is treated like law — even though it’s not

Texans walk out of ARB hearings feeling defeated, unheard, and cheated.

That feeling is not an accident.

The ARB was designed to protect revenue, not Texans.

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⭐ 2. The ARB System Hurts Schools — Not Helps Them

Politicians lie to us when they say:

“Schools need the ARB system.”

FALSE.

Here’s the constitutional truth:

✔ The Texas Constitution already provides a lawful school funding system

✔ School funds come from state revenue, not runaway appraisals

✔ Property taxes were NEVER meant to carry the entire burden

✔ ARB inflation creates fake “gaps” that politicians use to demand more taxes

Let me repeat this clearly:

Schools do NOT depend on the ARB.

Schools depend on the Constitution.

The ARB steals money from homeowners and creates chaos — it doesn’t fix schools.

Removing the ARB actually restores money to schools by stopping unconstitutional appraisals.

⭐ 3. How Removing the ARB Helps Every Community

When we eliminate the ARB system:

✔ Homeowners finally get due process

✔ Appraisals reflect reality, not politics

✔ Seniors aren’t forced out of their homes

✔ Veterans’ families are protected

✔ Businesses get predictable taxes

✔ Neighborhoods stabilize

✔ Schools receive consistent, lawful revenue

And here’s the part no politician wants to admit:

Without ARBs, schools gain back $600 million to $1 billion per year.

Every school receives $66,000 more — automatically.

No new taxes. No tricks. No lies.

The money is already there.

The ARB system is stealing it.

⭐ 4. The ARB Hurts Families Like Mine

I’ve lived this nightmare personally.

When my home was over-appraised — even though it was in a flood zone — the ARB didn’t care.

They dismissed my evidence.

They ignored the truth.

They hid behind their black book.

They denied me due process.

And when I took the fight to court, the system tried to do the same thing again.

That’s when I knew:

The ARB isn’t broken — it’s built this way on purpose.

And if I don’t fight it, thousands of Texans will keep getting crushed the same way my family was.

⭐ 5. Removing the ARB is the First Step Toward Honest Government

Texas deserves:

  •        Fair taxation

  •        Transparent budgeting

  •        Honest appraisals

  •        Constitutional school funding

  •        Protection for seniors

  •        A government that fears the people — not the other way around

The ARB system blocks all of that.

If the government refuses to fix it, then the people must — and that’s why I’m running.

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⭐ FINAL WORD

The ARB system has been used to:

  •        Inflate taxes

  •        Silence homeowners

  •        Confuse the public

  •        Destroy affordability

  •        Cover political mistakes

  •        Mislead teachers

  •        Undermine the Constitution

But when we eliminate it — completely — Texans win.

Homeowners win.

Schools win.

Teachers win.

Families win.

The Constitution wins.

That’s why removing the ARB Board is not just reform.

It’s the foundation for restoring fairness and freedom in Texas.

— Freddie America