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Resident alleges appraisal-fraud at Lubbock Central Appraisal District during public comment
Summary
At the Frenship ISD board meeting on May 18, 2026, resident James Harris accused the Lubbock Central Appraisal District of "appraisal fraud," saying an across-the-board 8% discount favored some taxpayers and shifted costs onto others; he said he provided video evidence that board members had not reviewed.
James Harris addressed the Frenship ISD Board of Trustees during public comment on May 18, identifying himself and alleging criminal and immoral acts by the Lubbock Central Appraisal District (LCAD).
Harris said LCAD management "admitted" appraisal fraud on video and that "a few thousand local taxpayers received a secret 8.00 across the board discount on their property taxes," which he said meant others paid more. He told trustees he had presented printed evidence and emailed materials on multiple dates (including August 26, September 15, October 12 and November 21, 2025) and that "not one of the board members before you has asked for the video." Harris said the voting majority for the LCAD board is controlled by the taxing units that receive money through LCAD and that those entities "did nothing except elect the same LCAD board members that oversight the crime."
The board did not debate or act on Harris's allegation during the meeting. No district official offered a substantive response on the record; the public-comment period ended after the allotted time. The transcript does not record the board requesting or reviewing the evidence Harris said he provided. The claim that LCAD gave an "8.00 across the board discount" and that this resulted in a shortfall that shifted costs to taxpayers is Harris's allegation as stated; the claim was not substantiated or contested in the meeting record.
