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Property tax

Two different offices handle your property tax in Jasper County

The Jasper County Appraisal District sets your property's value; a separate Tax Assessor-Collector collects your bill — knowing which office to call saves you a wasted trip.

Jasper County Money & Taxes

In Texas, valuing property and collecting taxes are two separate jobs. The Jasper County Appraisal District (JCAD) sets the value of your property each January 1. Taxing units — such as the county, school district, and city — set their own rates. The Tax Assessor-Collector then applies those rates and sends your bill.

JCAD is at 137 N. Main St., Jasper, TX 75951 (phone: 409-384-2544, website: jaspercad.org). Contact JCAD if your property value seems wrong, or if you need to file or update an exemption. Contact the Tax Assessor-Collector at 271 E. Lamar St., Jasper (phone: 409-384-6896) to pay your bill or handle vehicle registration. Tax bills are typically mailed around October 1 and are due by January 31 of the next year. Check JCAD's website for current deadlines, since rules can change.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Jasper County Directory

More Jasper County notes

Property tax

Claim a homestead exemption to lower your Jasper County property tax

Jasper County homeowners who live in their home as a primary residence can file for a homestead exemption that reduces how much of the home's value is taxed — but you must apply yourself.

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Fishing

Sam Rayburn Reservoir offers public fishing near Jasper

Sam Rayburn Reservoir — a 114,500-acre lake with its dam about 15 miles north of Jasper — is one of Texas's top public fishing lakes for bass, crappie, and catfish.

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State park

Martin Dies Jr. State Park sits on a reservoir at the edge of the Big Thicket

Martin Dies Jr. State Park on B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir in Jasper County offers camping, fishing, paddling, and hiking in a bottomland forest setting.

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Mineral rights

Oil and gas production has a long history in Jasper County

Jasper County has produced oil since 1928, so buyers of land here may encounter split estates where someone else owns the mineral rights beneath the surface.

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