Texas homestead exemption guides
Plain-English guides to Texas homestead exemptions: amounts, filing, deadlines, late refunds, 65+, disability, disabled veterans, and DFW appraisal districts.
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- The Texas homestead exemption, explainedHow the Texas homestead exemption works: $140,000 off school taxes, $60,000 more at 65+ or disabled, who qualifies, how to file free, and late refunds.
- The $140,000 homestead exemption: what changed in 2025Texas voters raised the school homestead exemption to $140,000 and the 65+/disabled exemption to $60,000 for tax year 2025 on. What changed and what to check.
- How to file a homestead exemption in TexasStep-by-step: how to file a Texas homestead exemption on Form 50-114, what ID and documents to include, online filing, how to check approval. Filing is free.
- Texas homestead exemption deadlinesTexas homestead exemption deadlines: April 30 for most owners, one year after buying, one year after turning 65, and late windows of 2 or 5 years.
Get money back
- Filed late? How to get back years of homestead savingsForgot to file? Texas accepts late homestead applications up to 2 years after the delinquency date (5 for disabled veterans) and refunds taxes paid. Dates by year.
- Just bought a home? Your homestead exemption checklistJust bought a home in Texas? When your homestead exemption starts, the January 1 rule, the seller’s exemption, the 10% cap reset, and your filing deadline.
Your situation
- Texas property tax exemptions at 65 and olderTexas owners 65+ get $60,000 more off school taxes ($200,000 total) and a school tax ceiling. When to apply, automatic approval, and surviving spouses.
- The Texas disability homestead exemptionTexas homeowners who are disabled get $60,000 more off school taxes and a tax ceiling. The Social Security standard, documents, and combining it with 65+.
- Texas property tax exemptions for disabled veteransTexas disabled veteran property tax exemptions: $5,000–$12,000 by VA rating, total exemption at 100% or IU, and late claims up to 5 years back.
Keep it and protect it
- The 10% homestead cap and the tax ceilingHow the Texas 10% homestead appraisal cap and the 65+/disabled school tax ceiling work, when they start, why they reset after a sale, and how to keep them.
- Got a letter asking you to reapply?Got a letter to reapply for your Texas homestead exemption? The five-year review, HB 2730, deadlines such as Dallas CAD’s 30 days, and what happens if you ignore it.
- Paid homestead letters: what they are and what to doOfficial-looking letters charge fees for a "designation of homestead." Filing a Texas homestead exemption is free. How to tell real appraisal district mail apart.
DFW counties
- Dallas County homestead exemptionHow to file a homestead exemption in Dallas County, TX with DCAD: online filing, address, ID rules, deadlines and late refunds. Filing is free.
- Tarrant County homestead exemptionHow to file a homestead exemption in Tarrant County, TX with TAD: online filing, address, ID rules, deadlines and late refunds. Filing is free.
- Collin County homestead exemptionHow to file a homestead exemption in Collin County, TX with Collin CAD: online filing, address, ID rules, deadlines and late refunds. Filing is free.
- Denton County homestead exemptionHow to file a homestead exemption in Denton County, TX with Denton CAD: online filing, address, ID rules, deadlines and late refunds. Filing is free.
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