Resolute are the most Houston-specific firm on this list — a real office on Northwest Freeway, a named local team, and Harris County results published with methodology footnotes. What they do not publish is the fee. Here is what to ask them, and every other route including a $39 one-time kit.
Check your home FREE →Read off Resolute’s own Harris County page on 24 August 2026. Check theirs before deciding anything.
Credit where it is due, and there is quite a lot of it here. Most firms in this market publish a national number or none at all. Resolute publish Harris County figures for 2025:
And they footnote all three — each one says what population it measures, that it is as of 31 December 2025, and that results vary. That is how figures should be published, and almost nobody does it.
They also have a genuine Houston presence: an office at 13105 Northwest Freeway, and a named South Texas residential lead rather than an anonymous call centre.
Their own FAQ answers the question this way — contingency, nothing upfront, no fee unless they reduce your bill, and “our commission is a percentage of the actual savings we secure”.
The percentage itself is not stated. So the one thing we can tell you is what to ask: what is the percentage, is there a minimum, and is it charged again every year? Get it in writing.
| Firm | Fee on their own site? | Harris County results published? |
|---|---|---|
| Ownwell | Yes — flat 25% | No Harris-specific figure |
| Five Stone | Yes — 40% of savings | No |
| Home Tax Shield | Yes — $30 + 30% | No |
| O’Connor | No percentage | No |
| Texas Protax | No — pricing link redirects home | No — Travis and Hays only |
| Resolute | No percentage | Yes — footnoted, 2025 |
| Us | $39, on every page | We publish no success rate at all — see below |
Checked 24 August 2026 against each firm’s own website. A statement about what was published that day, not a judgement on service.
Resolute’s published Harris County average bill reduction is $1,479. They do not publish their percentage, so this shows what a contingency costs at three common rates — none of which is a claim about Resolute:
| If the rate were… | Year 1 on $1,479 | 5 years | What you own afterwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | $370 | $1,850 | Nothing — the work is theirs |
| 30% | $444 | $2,219 | Nothing |
| 40% | $592 | $2,958 | Nothing |
| $39 evidence kit | $39 | $39, or buy it again | The comparables, the forms and the filing record |
| Do it yourself, no kit | $0 | $0 | Whatever you assembled |
Their published average, at three illustrative rates. Savings vary every year and no route guarantees a reduction.
Resolute’s 93.5% is properly footnoted and we have no reason to doubt it. We still will not publish one, and the reason is not modesty.
We do not attend your hearing and we do not decide your value. HCAD does. A success rate measures a firm’s past caseload; it cannot tell you anything about your house. What we can be judged on is whether the comparable-property evidence in the kit is real, whether the forms are correct, and whether the guarantee pays out without an argument.
Our guarantee: no reduction, next year free. We guarantee the evidence, not the verdict — HCAD decides values. If you protest and HCAD doesn’t bring your market value down by at least $2,000, next season’s kit is free. Nothing to claim and no proof needed: in late August we check HCAD’s certified value ourselves and email you the free code.
“Nothing to claim” is the load-bearing part. A guarantee you have to apply for is designed not to be used.
Two things on Resolute’s page are simply correct and worth repeating:
They are also right that HCAD’s mass-appraisal models miss individual property conditions. That is precisely the gap §41.43(b)(3) exists to let you argue — with the median appraised value of a reasonable number of comparable properties, appropriately adjusted. §41.461 entitles you to their evidence before the hearing; §41.67(d) means anything withheld past 14 days beforehand cannot be used against you.
Homestead takes $140,000 off your school-district value under §11.13(b), plus Harris County’s 20% local option under §11.13(n). Over-65 adds $60,000 under §11.13(c) plus the school-tax ceiling.
HCAD’s public roll shows 1,157,293 single-family homes in Harris County, and 328,310 with no homestead exemption on record — about 28%. That is not proof those owners are overpaying: rentals, second homes and recent purchases legitimately have none. But if it is the home you live in, filing is free, you file it yourself, and Texas lets you back-file two years with the difference refunded.
We complete exemption forms at no charge. You sign and send them. You only ever pay for a protest kit.
A Houston homeowner and software that organises HCAD’s public appraisal roll. Not agents, not attorneys, and we do not file anything for anyone. You sign your own forms and file them yourself — by mail, in person, or through HCAD’s iFile. No outcome is guaranteed; HCAD decides.
Contingency, nothing upfront, no fee without a reduction — but the percentage is not published. Ask for it in writing, along with whether there is a minimum.
They are footnoted with the population measured, the date, and a “results vary” caveat, which is the right way to publish a figure. We have no way to audit them, and we say the same about our own claims: check the source.
Filing yourself costs nothing. Our kit is $39, once, with no share of your savings.
May 15, or 30 days after your appraisal notice was delivered — whichever is later (§41.44(a)).
Start with the free check. About a minute, plain questions, no account, nothing you type is kept. If you are not over-assessed, it tells you that too.
See also: every route compared side by side · Ownwell · O’Connor · Five Stone · Texas Protax · Home Tax Shield.
Sources: Resolute, Harris County property tax protest, read 24 August 2026 · Harris County figures derived from HCAD’s public appraisal roll · statute text from the Texas Tax Code.