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Property Tax

How Property Taxes Work in Maverick County

One office appraises your property and a separate office collects taxes — knowing both saves confusion.

Maverick County Money & Taxes

The Maverick County Appraisal District (MCAD) sets the value of every property in the county each year. It serves four taxing units: Maverick County, the City of Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass ISD, and the Maverick County Hospital District. Each unit sets its own tax rate on top of the appraised value.

A separate office — the Tax Assessor-Collector — handles vehicle registration and collects taxes. MCAD is located at 2243 N. Veterans Blvd., Eagle Pass. If you live in the home you own, you may qualify for a homestead exemption. Texas law requires school districts to give a homestead exemption. The deadline to file is generally before May 1, but confirm the current year's deadline with MCAD directly.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Maverick County (159) Directory

More Maverick County notes

Tax Savings

Homestead Exemption Can Lower Your Tax Bill

If you own and live in your home, you can file for a homestead exemption to reduce the taxable value.

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Mineral Rights

Surface and Mineral Rights Can Be Owned Separately

Buying land here does not always mean you own what is underground — mineral rights are often held by someone else.

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Flood Hazard

The Rio Grande Can Flood — Know Your Risk

Properties near the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass face real flood risk, and a flood map can show whether your land is in a hazard zone.

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Water & Agriculture

A Large Irrigation Canal Supports Farming Here

Maverick County has one of Texas's largest gravity-fed irrigation canal systems, drawing from the Rio Grande to water farmland.

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