Willacy County, Texas

6 local notes for Willacy County — practical, plain-English, and pointed at the official source to confirm. Rio Grande Valley / Border.

Money & Taxes

Property Tax

Two Offices Handle Your Property Tax in Willacy County

One office sets your property value; a separate office sends the bill and collects payment.

Homestead Exemption

Homestead Exemption Can Lower Your Tax Bill in Willacy County

If this home is where you live, you may qualify for a homestead exemption that reduces what you owe in property taxes.

Home & Property

Windstorm Insurance

Willacy County Homeowners May Need Separate Windstorm Insurance

Willacy County is one of 14 Texas coastal counties where the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) provides wind and hail coverage as a last-resort insurer.

Outdoors

Hunting

Deer Hunting in Willacy County Follows South Zone Rules

Willacy County is in the Texas South Zone for deer hunting, with a bag limit of 5 deer per season and a general season that typically runs into January.

History & Culture

County History

Willacy County Was Carved Out of Two Larger Counties in 1911

Willacy County was formed in 1911 from Cameron and Hidalgo counties and was reorganized in 1921 when much of its land became Kenedy County.

Labor History

The 1927 Peonage Cases Exposed Forced Labor in Willacy County

In 1927, federal prosecutors tried nine Willacy County residents for forcing laborers to work off debts under armed guard — the first peonage prosecutions in Texas history.