Property Tax

Who handles your property tax in Yoakum County

Two separate offices handle property taxes here — one sets your value, the other collects the bill.

The Yoakum County Appraisal District sets the value of your property each year. It is located at 500 Cowboy Way in Plains. This office does not collect taxes — it just decides what your property is worth for tax purposes. If you think your value is wrong, you can protest it here.

A separate office, the Tax Assessor-Collector, sends the tax bills and takes your payments. That office is also in Plains, at 609 Cowboy Way. For homestead exemptions — which can lower what you owe — you file with the appraisal district, not the tax office. The general filing deadline is April 30 each year, but confirm the current deadline with the district directly.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Yoakum County Directory

More Yoakum County notes

Ag Valuation

Farmland can be taxed on what it produces, not what it sells for

If your land is actively used for farming or ranching, it may qualify for a much lower tax bill under agricultural special appraisal.

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Water Wells

A local district regulates groundwater wells in Yoakum County

Before drilling a water well in Yoakum County, you must work with the Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District.

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Mineral Rights & Oil/Gas

Oil and gas activity is high here — know who regulates it

Yoakum County has had active oil and gas production since 1936, and the Railroad Commission of Texas regulates all of it.

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Hunting

Yoakum County has two deer species and solid dove and quail hunting

Hunters in Yoakum County can pursue both white-tailed and mule deer, plus dove, quail, and waterfowl — but seasons and limits shift each year.

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