Two offices handle your property taxes in Midland County

The number that decides what your house is worth and the number that shows up on your bill come from two different desks. The Midland Central Appraisal District, over at midcad.org, is the side that puts a value on your property. The Tax Assessor-Collector takes that value, runs the math, and is the one you actually pay.

So when the appraisal lands in spring and it looks high, the protest goes to the appraisal district. Arguing with the tax office gets you nowhere, since they only collect what the value tells them to. The statement itself comes around October 1, and the part worth remembering is February 1: that's the morning penalty and interest start stacking on anything still unpaid.