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Bexar Appraisal District BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Place 3
May 4 county election
What it’s all about
Legislation passed in the last session did more than increase the Homestead Exemption.
Responding to years of pressure from citizens like me asking that the Chief Appraiser be elected, not appointed,
the result so far did get us one step forward to a goal of transparency in the appraisal process.
Under the new legislation, each appraisal district’s board of directors will now include three positions elected by a majority vote at a county general election for four-year terms. Lawmakers said the change would hold the people who oversee appraisals more accountable to the property owners their decisions affect. {my emphasis}
Why would you do this? You know the answer: Transparency. Putting the taxpayer interest equal or above the bureaucracy.
As a business builder, employer and property owner in San Antonio since 1974, I intend to use my experience and learned knowledge about the property tax situation to work positively to find solutions that create transparency in the process, accountability for what often seems to be crazy appraisal results to property owners, and a result being a system we can trust and be confident that it is:
· Fair
· Treats taxpayers equally, commercial or residential
· Doesn’t require a lawyer for protection, and
· Will not allow an unfair advantage to those who can afford a lawyer
· Set a goal to have the number of filed protests less than 10% of total notices
· Set a goal to have the number of lawsuits in 2024 be less than half of 2023
· Hires people with appropriate certification [MAI, GSA, SLA, SCA]
· Improves qualifications of those working the “informal” protest
· Shows complete transparency on base line values applied by algorithm to entire regions
· Reports more than total appraised values, but total collected taxes for a fiscal year
So much is possible with a Board that has YOUR best interests at heart…
Now, you have a place at the table.
© 2024 Robert H Bruce
A Closer Look at the Candidate
Graduated Thomas Jefferson High School, class of 1964. UT Austin, Elkins Institute. Self-employed since 1974.
Married 43 years to Nancy Falbo Bruce, Ursuline Academy class of 1973. Nancy retired Southwest airlines after 33 years service. a Captain pm tje Boeing 737-200 300 500 700 800 MAX
United Audio Recording, 1974 to 1994
UAR Productions, 1974 to 2004
Founder, studio designer and builder. Music, advertising, corporate positioning: Producer, Narrator
“You can’t do that, San Antonio’s a hick town”…from a principle of one of the city’s largest advertising and marketing firms.
Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1), 1984 to Present
Founder, designer and builder with dedicated pilot wife Captain Nancy Bruce
5000 ft instrucment runway, AWOS III, and over 220 happy based aircraft.
“they” said: You can’t do that, you’ll go broke….
Alamo Aerodyne, Inc. , 1984 to 2023
Including Boerne Stage Aero Service flight school operations
San Antonio Soaring Society, Inc. {SASSi} 1988-2012
Co-Founder with spouse, Captain Nancy Bruce Flight training, aircraft service, glider training
Astro SuperBowl, June 2010 to Present
Consulting Partner and majority stakeholder You bought what!?
Turnaround project with manager partners Joe and Glenda Buenrostro. Now a thriving family entertainment center with 44 lanes, café, game room, and lounge in San Antonio’s northeast area.
Founding member Conservative Partnership Institute and active member
Texas Public Policy Foundation, Heritage Foundation, the Club for Growth.
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