Property Tax Exemption Guide

Texas property tax exemptions by county (2027)

Statewide homestead filing deadline: April 30, 2027 193 days left

Some counties set different dates for local exemptions; check your county's page.

Statewide exemptions

ExemptionStatewide amountWho qualifiesDeadlineLaw
Age 65 or Older or Disabled Persons
Form 50-114, Application for Residence Homestead Exemption		additional $60,000 residence homestead exemptionA disabled person must meet the definition of disabled for the purpose of receiving disability insurance benefits under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Act administered by the Social Security Administration.——
General residence homestead$140,000———
Residence Homestead
Form 50-114, Application for Residence Homestead Exemption		$140,000 exemption on a residence homesteadan individual must have an ownership interest in the property and use the property as the individual's principal residenceThe general deadline for filing an exemption application is before May 1.—
Solar and Wind-Powered Energy Device
Form 50-123, Exemption Application for Solar or Wind-Powered Energy Devices		————
Age 65 or Older or Disabled Persons
Form 50-114, Application for Residence Homestead Exemption		additional $60,000 residence homestead exemptionthe individual must be age 65 or older, have an ownership interest in the property and live in the home as his or her principal residence——
Age 65 or older or disabled$60,000———
Surviving Spouses of Certain Qualifying Veterans
Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application		a total property tax exemption of his or her residence homesteadsurviving spouse of veteran who died due to a qualifying condition or disease, regardless of the veteran's disability rating at the time of the veteran's death——
Surviving Spouses of First Responders Killed in the Line of Duty
Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application		a total property tax exemption on his or her residence homesteada surviving spouse of certain first responders killed or fatally injured in the line of duty——
Surviving spouse of a member of the U.S. armed services killed or fatally injured in the line of duty
Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application		a total property tax exemption on his or her residence homesteadif the surviving spouse has not remarried since the armed services member's death——
Disabled veteran 100 percent disability exemption
Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application		a total property tax exemption on the disabled veteran's residence homesteada disabled veteran awarded 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or of individual unemployability——
Disabled veteran exemption
Form 50-135, Disabled Veteran's or Survivor's Exemption Application		—a partial exemption for any one property owned by a disabled veteran——

Homestead exemption · Senior (65+) exemption · Veteran exemption · Disability exemption · Surviving spouse exemption

Deadline calendar

Every Texas county's dates in one table.

All 254 Texas counties