Homestead Exemption

Apply for a Homestead Exemption to Lower Your Tax Bill

Texas homeowners who live in their home can apply for a homestead exemption that reduces the value used to calculate property taxes.

Gonzales County Money & Taxes

If you own and live in your home in Gonzales County, you may qualify for a homestead exemption. Texas requires school districts to exempt $140,000 of your home's value from school taxes. Other local taxing units can add their own exemptions on top of that.

You apply through the Gonzales County Appraisal District, not the tax office. You will need a copy of your Texas driver's license showing your home address. The application is on gonzalescad.org under Forms. Deadlines apply — check the site or call 830-672-2879. The Texas Comptroller also explains the full state exemption program at comptroller.texas.gov.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Property Tax Exemptions

More Gonzales County notes

Property Tax

Two Offices Handle Your Property Tax in Gonzales County

Gonzales County splits property tax work between two offices — one sets your value, the other sends the bill.

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Water Wells

A Groundwater District Oversees Water Wells in Gonzales County

If you plan to drill a water well or buy rural land in Gonzales County, a local groundwater district has rules you need to know first.

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Flood Risk

The Guadalupe River Floods Hard in Gonzales County

The Guadalupe River runs through the county and can flood far beyond its banks — check FEMA maps before buying land near the river.

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Fishing

Lake Gonzales Offers Good Bass and Crappie Fishing

Lake Gonzales is a 696-acre reservoir on the Guadalupe River watershed with publicly accessible fishing for bass, crappie, and catfish.

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