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Next filing deadline
April 30, 2027
Ag, wildlife, and homestead applications, in 194 days
Valuation protests: May 15, 2027, or 30 days after the appraisal district mailed the notice
Set by the Texas Tax Code. The full table is below.
Texas filing deadlines.
Miss a window and you usually wait a year, so check the date first. Every form and statute below links straight to the official source.
Ag valuation (1-d-1)
Open-space land appraised on what it produces, not market value
Deadline
April 30
each year
Official form
Form 50-129Statute (Tax Code)
§23.51Wildlife management
Keep your 1-d-1 valuation by managing for wildlife instead of livestock
Deadline
April 30
each year
Official form
PWD 885-W7000Statute (Tax Code)
§23.51(7)Homestead exemption
A tax break on the home you live in
Deadline
April 30
late filing allowed up to 2 years
Official form
Form 50-114Statute (Tax Code)
§11.13Valuation protest
Challenge the value your appraisal district put on your property
Deadline
May 15
or 30 days after the district mailed the notice
Official form
Form 50-132Statute (Tax Code)
§41.44Counties handle edge cases differently. Confirm dates and requirements with your appraisal district before you rely on them.
Go straight to the source.
Our AI reads 20+ public data sources. When you want to check something yourself, these six are worth bookmarking.
Every official property tax form in one place, including 50-129, 50-114, and 50-132.
How open-space appraisal works, explained by the agency that oversees it.
The manual appraisal districts use to judge agricultural use and intensity.
The wildlife plan (PWD 885-W7000), the annual report, and habitat guidelines for your ecoregion.
Contact details for all 254 districts. Everything on this page is filed with yours.
The statute behind ag and wildlife valuation, in full text.
Guides for common questions.
Plain-language answers on the questions Texas landowners ask most. General information, not legal or tax advice.
Florida agricultural classification
Find your Florida parcel, review agricultural-use questions, and prepare a DR-482 application draft for your county property appraiser.
Texas ag exemption and county checks
Explore Texas ag valuation basics, common agricultural uses, and how to check the requirements used in your county.
Texas wildlife exemption and conversion
Understand how wildlife management relates to an existing ag valuation and what converting from ag generally involves.
Texas property tax protest guide
Learn the Texas protest deadline, where and how to file, what evidence to prepare, and what to expect at the ARB hearing.
The tax difference for the three preceding years, what triggers a rollback, and what does not.
Which form you actually need, and why the property tax ag value and the sales tax ag or timber number are not the same thing.
Ag and wildlife by April 30, homestead, and the protest deadline around May 15, with forms and statutes.
A late protest for good cause, a 25.25(c) correction, or a 25.25(d) motion on a value more than one-third too high, which runs until the taxes go delinquent.
Document at least three of the seven qualifying practices with photos and records for your annual report.
The approved application ends when the deed changes hands, so the buyer files in their own name. The use history stays with the land.
Districts have to re-verify every homestead at least once every five years. What to send back, by when, and what happens if you do not.
Where the school district line should show $140,000, or $200,000 at 65 or older, and how to file late for a refund if it is missing.
The PWD-885 plan, the winter practices that count because January 1 is the appraisal date, and the March crunch to avoid.
The annual wildlife management report is due on a date your county sets. What to record for each practice, and the December checklist.
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