Homestead Exemption

Homestead Exemption Cuts Your School Tax Bill in Lee County

Texas law requires school districts to subtract $140,000 from your home's taxable value if it is your main residence — you have to apply to get it.

Lee County Money & Taxes

If you own and live in a home in Lee County, you can apply for a homestead exemption. State law requires local school districts to exempt $140,000 of your home's appraised value from school taxes. Homeowners age 65 and older (or those who are disabled) get an extra $60,000 off on top of that.

You apply at the Lee Central Appraisal District in Giddings. The general deadline is before May 1, but check with Lee CAD for the current date — deadlines can shift. Other local taxing units may offer additional optional exemptions of up to 20 percent of appraised value. The Comptroller's exemptions page explains how all of these work.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Property Tax Exemptions

More Lee County notes

Property Tax Basics

Two Offices Handle Your Property Taxes in Lee County

In Lee County, one office sets your property value and a separate office collects your tax bill — knowing the difference saves time.

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Water Wells

A Groundwater District Controls Well Permits in Lee County

Lee County is inside the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, which means drilling or operating a water well requires a permit.

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Public Hunting Land

Somerville WMA Offers Public Hunting in Lee County

The Somerville Wildlife Management Area straddles Lee and Burleson counties and gives the public access to over 3,000 acres for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities.

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Immigrant Heritage

Serbin: A Wendish Settlement That Still Stands in Lee County

In 1854, more than 500 Wends from Lusatia (in present-day Germany) settled near what is now Serbin and built the first Missouri Synod Lutheran church in Texas.

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