Sounds like your taxes are escrowed so your mortgage company is in charge of issuing the refund after their next escrow assessment.

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You’ll want to take your vehicle, along with proof of insurance to an approved state inspection service station for a full inspection. Any Take 5, Jiffy Lube, Valvoline, and even car dealership will most likely have inspection services. Once you have your inspection certificate, go to a county tax office to purchase your vehicle registration. The tax office should be able to see that your vehicle was inspected, but bring your certificate with you just in case. Other than updating your DL, you should be good to go! More on reddit.com

When we bought the house in Feb 2021 for $207k. I quickly applied for homestead before the April 20 deadline and protested the amount when I saw online the notice of appraised value. County was trying to appraise our house at $282k. Our professional appraisal at closing had it at $210k. The county called me after the protest and matched the $207k... The following year, it shows homestead exemption and the county now appraises at $349k! According to them, the homestead 10% cap doesn't count until 2 years has passed. So they go down to $300k. From $207k to $300k in one year! Next year's protest, from $367k to 330k. This year $372k but the 10% cap finally kicked in and that makes it $352k but then again next year I'm sure they will go back up again and again and again. A realtor got me a market analysis two years in a row for free. This year it showed our property has market value of $282k, Zillow $281k, Our mortgage company $277k. These Bexar County Appraisers are all crooks and the State of Texas needs to do something about it!! More on reddit.com

EVERYBODY should protest property taxes EVERY YEAR. Actual market value is rarely in line with county assessments. The counties job as far as tax assessment goes is to try to mill you for every penny they possibly can. To effectively protest your taxes, ask a realtor to provide you with an Anniversary CMA every December. Document any and all deferred maintenance/deficiencies and get written estimates for repair. Take the actual market value determined by the anniversary CMA, and subtract repair costs from the value. Schedule a hearing and present all information in a respectful and professional manner showing why the assessed value isn’t in line with current market value. And as far as deferred maintenance/deficiencies goes, the county doesn’t know if you actually repaired these things or not, and if they haven’t been repaired they’re reducing the property value. With that being said, I’m not actively encouraging anyone to provide inaccurate information to the county regarding the condition/value of their property. Also, if it’s your primary residence you absolutely need a homestead exemption. For the past 4 years I’ve successfully protested my property taxes, reducing the assessed amount by up to $40,000 Feel free to DM me if you need help, I’m considering doing this professionally next year because of how I’ve been able to assist friends and family in reducing their tax assessments. More on reddit.com