The Appraisal Branch of the ROW Program Office is concerned with the review and processing of appraisals, management of Professional Real Estate Appraisal Service contracts, appointment of staff appraisers submitted and recommended for approval by the ROW PD offices. This branch is responsible for:

reviewing special case appraisal reports;
reviewing the ROW PD analysis of the appraisals and their recommended values;
preparing review comments;
maintaining the statewide list of Department Certified Appraisers
on TxDOT’s
“Department certification for professional real estate appraisers”
web page
;
recommending for the ROW Division Director's approval all retention values and the values of all properties to be acquired for:
highway right of way purposes (Districts approve acquisition values. The ROW Program Office approves the sales value of surplus right of way.),
building and warehouse sites,
storage and other maintenance uses, or
borrow sources;
assuring receipt of adequate documentation of appraised and approved values.