Now may not seem like the best time to take on the job as the chief appraiser for the Central Appraisal District of Bandera County. If operational changes imposed on the district because of the coronavirus pandemic were not enough of a challenge, the chief appraiser also faces the task of rebuilding trust within the community after the former chief appraiser faced biting criticism for her handling of the office, and the appraisal district’s board is frequently accused of not being as open and responsive as it needs to be. But Shawn Davis, formerly the deputy chief appraiser in the Gillespie County ...