Martin County, Texas

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

Money & Taxes

Property Tax

How to Lower Your Property Tax Bill in Martin County

If you own and live in your home in Martin County, you can apply for a homestead exemption to reduce your taxable property value.

Property Tax

Two Offices Handle Property Taxes in Martin County

Martin County has two separate offices for property taxes — one sets your value, the other collects your bill.

Home & Property

Mineral Rights

In Martin County, Someone Else May Own What's Under Your Land

In the Permian Basin, it is common for the surface of a property and the minerals below it to have different owners — and the mineral owner has strong legal rights.

Water & Wells

Martin County Groundwater Comes from the Ogallala Aquifer

Most rural water in Martin County comes from the Ogallala Aquifer, and a local district monitors it and can help if you are buying property with a well.

Outdoors

Hunting & Wildlife

TPWD Has Local Wildlife Biologists for Martin County Hunters

Martin County is private-land hunting country, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists are assigned locally and can answer questions about game, habitat, and licenses.

History & Culture

Local History

Stanton Has Worn Three Names and Has Deep Roots in Oil and Farming

Martin County's county seat has a layered past — railroad settlers, German Catholic immigrants, a cotton boom, and then oil all shaped the town now called Stanton.