Candidate for HCAD Position 3

Cris Moses for HCAD.

Make HCAD work for the property owner — not make the property owner learn how to work HCAD.

Property owners deserve an appraisal system that is accurate, understandable, accessible, transparent, and accountable. Cris Moses is running for Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors, Position 3.

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Community. Property. Accountability.A practical standard for HCAD governance.

FairnessAccessAccountabilityTransparencyFiscal Responsibility

The reason for this campaign

HCAD should work for the property owner.

People should be able to understand why their property was valued the way it was, know what evidence was used, receive every exemption the law provides, and have a fair path to challenge mistakes. Public service should simplify the process — not make people become appraisal-system experts.

Five Pillars

A higher standard for HCAD.

A governing agenda focused on what the HCAD Board can actually influence: fairness, taxpayer access, institutional accountability, transparency, and responsible stewardship.

Fairness

Accurate, equal, explainable valuations.

Access

A process ordinary people can navigate.

Accountability

Measure performance and publish it.

Transparency

Make public information truly public.

Fiscal Responsibility

Tie spending to measurable results.

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Meet Cris Moses

A practical background for public service.

Cris Moses brings experience in real estate, education, business, ministry, and community leadership. His focus is straightforward: listen to property owners, make complicated information easier to understand, and push for an HCAD process that is fair, responsive, and easier to navigate.

Real estate

Education

Community leadership

Property-Owner FocusA commitment to make the process clearer, easier to navigate, and more responsive to the people HCAD serves.

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Understanding the Office

Know what HCAD can — and cannot — do.

HCAD appraises property. Local taxing units set tax rates. Credible leadership begins by being precise about the job.

The HCAD Board can influence

District governance, budget oversight, chief-appraiser accountability, taxpayer-service standards, transparency, technology, data quality, and statutory responsibilities involving the Appraisal Review Board.

The HCAD Board does not set tax rates

Harris County, cities, school districts, community colleges, and other taxing units adopt their own tax rates. An HCAD director should never promise powers the office does not have.

2026 Election

Early Voting: October 19–30
Election Day: November 3

2026 • Harris County, Texas

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