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September 9, 2025

Texas Homestead Exemption Application Online: Complete Guide for 2025

Texas property owners can save thousands of dollars annually through homestead exemptions, and the online application process has made claiming these benefits easier than ever. With the general residence homestead exemption now providing $100,000 in...

August 22, 2016

Removing Yourself From The Appraisal District Website

Did you know that certain types of public officials and others can remove themselves from their local county appraisal district website here in Texas? People like police officers, investigators, judges, district attorneys and their employees...

January 7, 2016

Homestead Tax Exemption For 2016

It’s time to file for your homestead tax exemption. If you’ve already filed, you don’t need to file for it again, but if you bought a home in 2015 and lived in the house on January 1,...

January 2, 2014

Get Your Homestead Tax Exemption

You Can Now File Your Homestead Tax Exemption It wasn’t all that long ago when we mentioned getting your paperwork in order for things like the Homestead Tax Exemption and now that we have moved into 2014,...

December 18, 2013

Using An Escrow Account For Insurance And Property Taxes

Should I Use An Escrow Account? My lender insisted that I put money into an escrow account as part of the mortgage agreement. Can he do that? Yes – if you financed your home with...

December 10, 2013

End Of The Year: Time To Start Gathering Your Paperwork

At The End Of The Year, Time To Start Thinking Ahead If you bought a home in 2013, now, at the end of the year, is a great time to start gathering the paperwork you’ll...

March 1, 2013

Bexar County Appraisal District (BCAD) And Incorrect Information

Mistakes In Bexar County Tax Records Mistakes in the Bexar County Appraisal District’s records are not all that uncommon. Quite often while looking at public tax data, we find incorrect information. These mistakes could lead...

January 1, 2013

Reminder To File Your Homestead Tax Exemption

Well it’s January 1st and as I promised, here’s your reminder to file your homestead tax exemption for 2013. If you bought a home in 2012 or have never filed for a homestead tax exemption...

December 19, 2012

Don’t Forget Your Homestead Tax Exemption

It’s time to start thinking about property taxes and your homestead tax exemption. If you bought a home in the past year or have never filed for your homestead tax exemption, the time is approaching. If...

December 28, 2011

Get Your Property Tax Exemptions Here

We are constantly updating homestead tax exemption information on our site – you may want to head over to the post “Homestead Tax Exemption for 2016” for new information. If you have purchased a new home...