Property Tax

Who Handles Property Taxes in Loving County

Loving County has both an appraisal district and a tax assessor-collector, but the county tax office does not collect property taxes locally.

Loving County Money & Taxes

In most Texas counties, the tax assessor-collector handles both appraisal and collection. Loving County is different. The county tax assessor-collector office does not collect property taxes locally. That job falls to the Loving County Appraisal District (CAD) instead.

The CAD sets the value on your property. Taxing units in Loving County include the county itself, Wink-Loving ISD, and Loving County WCID (a water control and improvement district). If you own land or a home here, start with the appraisal district. Their mailing address is P.O. Box 352, Mentone, TX 79754, and their phone is 432-377-2201. The county directory on the Texas Comptroller website lists current contacts.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Loving County Property Tax Directory

More Loving County notes

Mineral Rights

Mineral Rights and Surface Rights Can Be Separate

In Loving County, buying land does not always mean you own the oil and gas beneath it — the mineral estate may already belong to someone else.

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Water Supply

Water Is Scarce and Saline in Loving County

Loving County gets about 10 inches of rain a year, and past irrigation projects failed because groundwater here is often too salty to use.

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Hunting & Wildlife

Hunting in Loving County: Mostly Private Land

Loving County sits in the Trans-Pecos region where mule deer and pronghorn live, but nearly all land is private — access requires landowner permission.

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County History

Loving County Was Organized Twice — Oil Made It Stick

Loving County was first organized in 1893 under fraudulent circumstances and collapsed; it was reorganized in 1931 after oil was discovered, and its population has remained among the smallest of any county in the country.

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