ABOUT THE CANDIDATE

A Neighbor. Not a Politician.

Byron Haynes has lived and worked in Tarrant County for over two decades. He's seen firsthand how opaque appraisal practices hurt families, small businesses, and longtime residents.

Byron Haynes for Tarrant Appraisal District

Byron Haynes is running for Place 1 on the Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors. Haynes, a Fort Worth native, has a background in real estate and finance.

Byron Haynes, candidate for Tarrant Appraisal District Place 1

Fort Worth ISD Task Force Member

Byron proudly served on the Fort Worth ISD Facilities Master Planning Community Task Force, working alongside district leaders to shape decisions affecting local schools and neighborhoods.

About Byron Haynes — Real Estate Pro & TAD Board Candidate, Place 1

Byron Haynes is a Fort Worth native and has lived and worked in Tarrant County for over two decades. He served on the Fort Worth Independent School District Facilities Master Planning Community Task Force.

Byron Haynes is a licensed Real Estate Advisor with over a decade of experience serving families across Tarrant County, having conducted more than 1,000 property valuations and represented over 100 families in buying, selling, and building wealth through real estate.

Byron has also built and remodeled homes throughout Tarrant County — giving him firsthand, ground-level knowledge of construction costs, property values, and what actually goes into a home's worth. It's the kind of practical experience most appraisal board members simply don't have.

Byron Haynes works as a licensed real estate advisor. He has also built and remodeled homes in Tarrant County.

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That's the gap Byron wants to close, starting with the data itself. Not just reading what it says, but understanding who benefits from how it's calculated, and why. A real estate agent owes their client a fiduciary duty, a legal obligation to act in that client's best interest. Byron believes anyone serving on this board should be held to that same standard, acting for residents, not for whichever interests have the easiest access.

Platform & Issues — Byron Haynes for TAD Board Director, Place 1

What would your top priorities be if you are elected?
First, I'll vote for annual appraisals so values reflect the real market. Second, I'll fight to deliver relief and resources to middle-class residents, who have carried too much of this burden for too long.

Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Place 1 on the Tarrant Appraisal District board

Right now, homeowners can't see how the appraisal process works. Homeowners receive a notice with a number and little explanation of how it was calculated. Byron will push for clear, plain-language documentation of the methodology used for every valuation — so you can understand it, challenge it if it's wrong, and trust it when it's right.

Publish clear valuation methodology for all property types
Require plain-language explanations on all appraisal notices

Texas is a non-disclosure state, which makes comparable sales data harder for homeowners to access than in most of the country. Byron is currently conducting ongoing interviews, working hard to earn your vote, and pushing to understand why the current board decided to leave the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and put proven practices from trusted subject matter experts to work. Before any reappraisal plan moves forward, Byron wants to see the data, hear from experts, and listen to the residents it affects.

The Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors has significant power over the financial lives of every property owner in the county. That power demands accountability. Byron will advocate for regular public reporting on board decisions, open meetings that are genuinely accessible to residents, and clear conflict-of-interest policies.

Strengthen conflict-of-interest and ethics policies
Expand public meeting access and community input
Regular public reporting on board decisions and outcomes

Byron's 13 years of real estate experience and hands-on work building and remodeling homes across Tarrant County give him the ground-level knowledge to identify when valuations don't reflect reality, and the credibility to push for an equitable approach where every homeowner is treated the same, regardless of who they know or how to work the system.

Audit valuation consistency across neighborhoods and property types
Ensure protest processes are accessible to all property owners, not just those with representation
Apply construction cost and market data consistently and equitably across every property

Byron will fight for an appraisal process that respects the investment homeowners have made, applies the law fairly, and never loses sight of the real people behind every property record.

Advocate for accurate, evidence-based valuations that reflect true market conditions
Support homestead exemption education and outreach in underserved communities
Oppose arbitrary or politically motivated valuation increases

BYRON'S SOLUTION

A Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program

I want to introduce a public-private partnership and pilot program to make sure every resident is treated fairly, closing the gap between what everyday families pay and what the wealthiest property owners get away with.

Believes board members should act for residents rather than for interests with easier access.

Believes board members should act for residents rather than for interests with "the easiest access."

Plans to vote for annual appraisals so property values reflect the market.

Proposes publishing valuation methodologies and requiring plain-language explanations in all appraisal notices.

Wants data, expert input, and affected residents' input before reappraisal plans move forward.

Advocates regular public reporting on board decisions, accessible public meetings, and conflict-of-interest policies.

Proposes auditing valuation consistency across neighborhoods and property types and applying construction-cost and market data consistently.

Plans to make property-value protest processes accessible to owners without representation.

Advocates accurate, evidence-based property valuations that reflect market conditions.

Supports homestead-exemption education and outreach in underserved communities.

Opposes arbitrary or politically motivated valuation increases.

Proposes a public-private partnership pilot program intended to make treatment of residents fairer.

- Believes board members should act for residents rather than for interests with "the easiest access."
- Plans to vote for annual appraisals so property values reflect the market.
- Proposes publishing valuation methodologies and requiring plain-language explanations in all appraisal notices.
- Wants data, expert input, and affected residents' input before reappraisal plans move forward.
- Advocates regular public reporting on board decisions, accessible public meetings, and conflict-of-interest policies.
- Proposes auditing valuation consistency across neighborhoods and property types and applying construction-cost and market data consistently.
- Plans to make property-value protest processes accessible to owners without representation.
- Advocates accurate, evidence-based property valuations that reflect market conditions.
- Supports homestead-exemption education and outreach in underserved communities.
- Opposes arbitrary or politically motivated valuation increases.
- Proposes a public-private partnership pilot program intended to make treatment of residents fairer.

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