Property Tax

The Morris County Appraisal District handles both appraisal and tax collection

In Morris County, the appraisal district sets your property value and collects your taxes. The county tax assessor-collector does not collect property taxes here.

Morris County Money & Taxes

The Morris County Appraisal District sets the taxable value of every property in the county. It is at 501 Crockett St., Suite 1, in Daingerfield. This office also takes homestead exemption applications. A homestead exemption lowers the taxable value of your main home. That means a smaller tax bill. The usual deadline to file is before May 1 each year. Check with the district, because deadlines can change.

Most Texas counties have a separate tax assessor-collector that collects property taxes. Morris County does not work that way. The appraisal district handles both appraisal and collection. If you think your property value is too high, you protest it at the appraisal district. The Texas Comptroller's county directory has current contact details for both offices.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Morris County Directory

More Morris County notes

Ag Valuation

Farmland and timber land can be taxed on productivity, not market value

In Morris County, land used for farming, ranching, or timber production may qualify for a special lower tax appraisal based on what the land can produce rather than what it could sell for.

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State Park

Daingerfield State Park sits inside the county and offers camping and fishing

Daingerfield State Park is a 507-acre park just east of the county seat with an 80-acre lake, campsites, cabins, and hiking trails.

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Fishing

Lake O' the Pines borders Morris County and offers year-round fishing

Lake O' the Pines is a large reservoir on Big Cypress Creek that touches Morris County and holds largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, and white bass.

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Industrial History

Iron ore and steel shaped Morris County's economy through the mid-20th century

Morris County sits on iron ore deposits that drew a federal steel plant during World War II, and that plant became a major employer for decades after the war.

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