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Somervell County, Texas

6 local notes for Somervell County — practical, plain-English, and pointed at the official source to confirm. DFW / North Texas.

Money & Taxes

Property Tax

Two offices handle your property taxes in Somervell County

The appraisal district sets your property value; a separate tax office collects the bill.

Exemptions

Homestead and ag exemptions can lower your tax bill

Texas law offers meaningful tax breaks for your primary home and for qualifying farmland.

Home & Property

Major Employer

Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a major employer in Somervell County

Comanche Peak, a two-unit nuclear plant in Somervell County, is one of the county's biggest economic drivers.

Cars & Driving

Flood Awareness

The Paluxy River floods quickly — low-water crossings close without warning

The Paluxy River rises fast after rain, cutting off rural roads at low-water crossings in and around Glen Rose.

Outdoors

State Park

Dinosaur Valley State Park protects real tracks in the Paluxy River

Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose lets visitors walk in actual dinosaur footprints left in the riverbed.

History & Culture

Local History

Glen Rose grew around mineral springs before dinosaur tracks made it famous

Somervell County was carved out of Hood County in 1875, and Glen Rose became its only county seat.

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