Farmland in Hockley County May Qualify for a Lower Tax Valuation

A quarter-section planted in cotton outside Levelland can carry two tax values: market value and productive value. Texas ag appraisal lets qualifying farm, ranch, timber, or wildlife land be taxed on what the land can produce.

The state test is not casual. Land generally has to be mainly in ag use, at the local intensity, and in ag or timber production for at least five of the past seven years.

File through Hockley CAD. If the land changes to a non-ag use, the rollback tax can reach the previous three years, so a cheap yearly bill still comes with a promise to keep the land working.