Staff

CONSULTANTS

David T. Davenport, President
As one of the co-founders of Texas Protax Austin, Inc. in 1988, David Davenport is now serving as President of Texas Protax Austin, Inc. As an agent, David focuses on vehicle dealerships, funeral homes, fraternity & sorority houses, dorms, townhomes, and condominiums. He also specializes in homestead exemptions and homestead cap issues. 

As a previous member of the Appraisal Review Board, David has an immense understanding and familiarity with the Travis Central Appraisal District. Prior to his involvement as a tax consultant, he served in various capacities in the banking industry for twenty years in Austin. 

David obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

David R. Bawcom
David Bawcom specializes in commercial property with an emphasis on offices, office condos, and apartments.

Debra G. Bawcom-Roberson
Debra Bawcom-Roberson has been with Texas Protax since 1995 and specializes in the property tax management of residential development projects. She works closely with her Developer and Builder clients to ensure the appraisal districts reflect the most current state of development for each project under construction.

In addition to her residential development portfolio, Debra represents our clients’ commercial properties in Williamson county. She handles all types of commerical properties including industrial, retail, office, apartments and vacant land.

Debra received her Juris Doctor degree from Texas Wesleyan School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from McMurry University and she is a licensed Senior Property Tax Consultant.

Tony M. Blate

Dawn D. Brady
Dawn Brady joined Texas Protax in 2007 and specializes in both commercial and residential properties. Dawn’s commercial emphasis is on offices, office condos and apartments. 

Prior to joining the Texas Protax team, Dawn worked as a commercial appraiser with the Travis Central Appraisal District. Dawn valued the Travis County Office Portfolio for over five years. Her area of expertise includes offices, major industrial, hotels/motels, banks, golf courses and funeral homes.nbsp;

Jeff S. Nanney
Jeff Nanney has been with Texas Protax since 2000 and specializes in commercial property with an emphasis on industrial properties, warehouses, retail, and vacant land.

Prior to his association with Texas Protax, Jeff was a vice president with the Trammell Crow Company for nine years. As Director of Industrial Property Management in Austin, Jeff was responsible for the financial success and overall operation of eighty-five buildings totaling seven million square feet of industrial space for numerous institutional investors. 

Prior to that, Jeff was with the Travis Central Appraisal District for five years in the Commercial Research and Development division specializing in retail properties. He previously spent three years at the Central Tax Authority in Taylor County as a residential and commercial appraiser. 

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  

Greg M. Walden
Greg Walden, heads up our residential portfolio. Greg has over twenty-five years experience as a real estate appraiser involving ad valorem taxation and mortgage lending. His twenty-one year career with Travis Central Appraisal District proves invaluable in representing residential appeals for the clients of Texas Protax for many years to come.  

As Director of Residential Appraisal with the Travis Central Appraisal District, Greg was heavily involved in everything from litigation to developing computer models. For the past fifteen years, Greg has developed cost schedules, written several appraisal manuals, and was very instrumental in appraiser training at the district.

OPERATIONS/RECORDS

Weldon Sikes
Weldon Sikes has been with Texas Protax since 2006 and specializes in the client management and overall business system operations. Weldon manages the office administration and is the first line of contact for client inquiries, protest status, and billing inquiries.

Weldon studied International Business and Economics at Pepperdine University and the London School of Economics/Imperial College.  

Updated: 1-Apr-2008