Dawson County, Texas

6 local notes for Dawson County — practical, plain-English, and pointed at the official source to confirm. West Texas / Permian / Trans-Pecos.

Money & Taxes

Property Tax

Two offices handle your property tax in Dawson County

Dawson County has a separate appraisal district and tax assessor-collector office, and knowing which one to contact saves time.

Homestead Exemption

File for a homestead exemption to lower your property tax bill

Texas law lets you exempt part of your home's value from property taxes — but you have to apply at the appraisal district first.

Home & Property

Groundwater / Water Wells

You need a permit before drilling a water well in Dawson County

The Mesa Underground Water Conservation District oversees the Ogallala Aquifer in Dawson County and requires a permit to drill a new well.

Oil, Gas & Mineral Rights

Oil and gas have shaped Dawson County for nearly a century

Dawson County has a long oil production history, and landowners here should understand that surface rights and mineral rights are often owned separately.

Outdoors

Hunting Regulations

Deer hunting in Dawson County has specific buck rules you must know

Dawson County hunters can take white-tailed and mule deer, but state rules limit how many and what kind of buck is legal.

History & Culture

Agriculture History

Cotton built Dawson County and still shapes its land and economy

Dawson County's identity was built on cotton farming, and the flat High Plains terrain that made that possible still defines the landscape today.