Property Tax

Two offices handle your property taxes in Lavaca County

The Lavaca County Appraisal District sets your property value; a separate tax assessor-collector office collects what you owe.

Lavaca County Money & Taxes

In Texas, two offices handle property taxes. The appraisal district figures out what your property is worth. Then the tax assessor-collector sends the bill and takes your payment. These are separate offices — and you deal with each one differently.

If you think your home or land is valued too high, you protest at the appraisal district. The Lavaca County Appraisal District is at 908 N. Glendale St. in Hallettsville. The tax assessor-collector is at 404 N. Texana St. Check deadlines and exemption forms on the Texas Comptroller's county directory page — rates and deadlines change year to year.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Lavaca County (143) Directory

More Lavaca County notes

Ag Valuation

Farm and ranch land in Lavaca County can get a big tax break

Texas law lets qualifying farm and ranch land be taxed on what it can produce, not what it could sell for — which usually means a much lower tax bill.

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Water & Wells

Lavaca County has no local groundwater district — here is what that means

Lavaca County has no local groundwater district. That means fewer local permit rules for water wells — but state rules still apply.

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Hunting

Deer hunting in Lavaca County follows North Zone rules

Lavaca County falls under TPWD's North Zone for white-tailed deer, with a four-deer limit per season and antler restrictions hunters need to know.

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Historic Landmark

Lavaca County's 1899 courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places

The Lavaca County Courthouse in Hallettsville was built in 1899 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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