November 15, 2023 - Property Owners may postpone paying current and delinquent property taxes on their homes by signing a tax deferral affidavit at the Shelby County Appraisal District office if they are:
June 26, 2023 - The deadline for filing an application for productivity appraisal for agricultural or timber has passed. However, the Shelby County Appraisal District can take late applications until July 7th with a 10% penalty applied. After the deadline you will be unable to receive the special use appraisal for the 2023 tax year.
June 14, 2023 - The Shelby County Appraisal District mailed appraisal notices on May 15th. Your city, county, school district and other local taxing units will use the appraisal district’s value to set your 2023 property tax rates.
Under Texas law, county appraisal districts are required to notify property owners about changes in their property’s value. The notice contains important information about the property’s location, its ownership and property tax exemptions that have been applied to the property.
May 9, 2023 - Notices of Appraised Value are soon to be sent out. The Appraisal District would like to reach out and inform the public of our activities. In late January we learned that we had once again failed the State Property Value Study in four school districts. Due to this, we once again must raise property values to comply with state law. We conducted analysis of each school district and each type of property to determine where we did not meet the state requirements. For this reason, some types of homes will show a substantial increase in value.
April 25, 2023 - Texas farmers and ranchers can be granted property tax relief on their land. They may apply to the Shelby County Appraisal District for agricultural productivity appraisal and for a lower appraisal of their land based on how much they produce, versus what their land would sell for on the open market.
April 17, 2023 - Veterans with a service connected disability are encouraged to file an exemption application form to have their property taxes lowered. Some veterans may even qualify for a 100 percent exemption of their taxes.
March 28, 2023 - If you own tangible personal property that is used to produce income, then a rendition must be filed with the Shelby County Appraisal District by April 15. Property owners who need more time to file their renditions may file a written request with the chief appraiser on or before April 15 to receive an automatic extension to May 15 or the next business day. The chief appraiser may also grant an additional 15 days after the postponed deadline, if necessary.
March 2, 2023 - One of the easiest ways a homeowner can lower his or her property tax bill is to file a homestead exemption. A homestead is generally the house and land used as the owner’s principal residence on January 1 of the tax year.
Homestead exemptions reduce the appraised value of your home and, as a result, lower your property taxes. To apply for an exemption on your residence homestead, contact the Shelby County Appraisal District.