Property Tax Basics

Two Offices Handle Your Property Taxes in Lee County

In Lee County, one office sets your property value and a separate office collects your tax bill — knowing the difference saves time.

Lee County Money & Taxes

The Lee Central Appraisal District (Lee CAD) figures out what your property is worth each year. That value is the starting point for your tax bill. Lee CAD is at 898 E. Richmond St., Suite 100, in Giddings. They handle homestead exemption applications and protests about your appraised value.

The Tax Assessor-Collector's office is next door in Suite 103. That office sends the actual tax bills and collects payments. If your check is late, you deal with them — not Lee CAD. The Texas Comptroller lists both offices and their contact info on its county directory page.

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

More Lee County notes

Homestead Exemption

Homestead Exemption Cuts Your School Tax Bill in Lee County

Texas law requires school districts to subtract $140,000 from your home's taxable value if it is your main residence — you have to apply to get it.

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Water Wells

A Groundwater District Controls Well Permits in Lee County

Lee County is inside the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, which means drilling or operating a water well requires a permit.

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Public Hunting Land

Somerville WMA Offers Public Hunting in Lee County

The Somerville Wildlife Management Area straddles Lee and Burleson counties and gives the public access to over 3,000 acres for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities.

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Immigrant Heritage

Serbin: A Wendish Settlement That Still Stands in Lee County

In 1854, more than 500 Wends from Lusatia (in present-day Germany) settled near what is now Serbin and built the first Missouri Synod Lutheran church in Texas.

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