Panhandle / High Plains
Lamb County, Texas
A local guide to the county: the stories that give it a shape, practical checks, and a few things worth knowing before they surprise you. Every note points to its source.
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The practical part
Lamb County offices and deadlines
Appraisal district & tax office →
The Comptroller's official directory for Lamb County: who sets your value and who sends the bill.
Homestead exemption →
File Form 50-114 with the appraisal district. It is free. The regular deadline is April 30, and late filing is allowed for up to two years.
Protest your appraisal →
The usual deadline is May 15, or 30 days after your notice arrives, whichever is later.
Estimate a tax bill →
Model a bill from local rates, the homestead exemption, and the appraisal cap.
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A little of what makes this place itself
Olton · County Seat History
Olton Still Holds Lamb County's First Courthouse Corner
The corner of Main and 8th in Olton held Lamb County's first courthouse and the brick courthouse that replaced it.
Sudan · Railroad Towns
Sudan Grew Where the 77 Ranch Met the Rails
Sudan began on former school and ranch land, then took shape around a Santa Fe rail line that still crosses town.
Springlake · Landmarks
Springlake's Name Leads Back to an Old Watering Place
A 1936 state marker west of Earth traces Spring Lake from a buffalo-hunting water stop to an XIT Ranch headquarters.
All 10 local notes
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- Stories & local character History & Culture Olton Still Holds Lamb County's First Courthouse Corner The corner of Main and 8th in Olton held Lamb County's first courthouse and the brick courthouse that replaced it. Olton
- Practical Outdoors Playa Lakes Are the Main Public Outdoor Resource on the High Plains Playa lakes are the shallow basins that make Lamb County feel less empty after a good rain. They also shape bird habitat on the High Plains.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Sudan Grew Where the 77 Ranch Met the Rails Sudan began on former school and ranch land, then took shape around a Santa Fe rail line that still crosses town. Sudan
- Practical Home & Property A Groundwater District Regulates Wells Over the Ogallala Aquifer All of Lamb County sits over the Ogallala Aquifer, and a state-authorized water district controls who can drill a well and how much they can pump.
- Stories & local character Outdoors Springlake's Name Leads Back to an Old Watering Place A 1936 state marker west of Earth traces Spring Lake from a buffalo-hunting water stop to an XIT Ranch headquarters. Springlake
- Practical Money & Taxes Property Tax Has Two Separate Offices in Lamb County Lamb County splits property tax work between an appraisal district and a separate tax assessor-collector, and the tax office does not collect taxes itself.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Waylon Jennings Left His Boot Prints in Littlefield Littlefield remembers its hometown country star with a city park memorial that preserves Waylon Jennings's boot prints in concrete. Littlefield
- Stories & local character History & Culture Littlefield Was Built on a Ranch Sale and a Railroad Stop Littlefield grew from a single railroad station on a giant cattle ranch into the county seat and commercial center of Lamb County.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Cotton and Grain Farming Still Shape Lamb County's Economy Lamb County transitioned from open-range ranching to irrigated farming in the early 1900s, and cotton and grain remain the backbone of the local economy today.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Lamb County's Name Is Older Than Its Towns Texas created Lamb County in 1876 and named it for George A. Lamb, but local government did not organize until 1908.
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