The practical part
Lee County offices and deadlines
Appraisal district & tax office →
The Comptroller's official directory for Lee 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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Lee County · Lake Somerville
Nails Creek Opens Lee County to Lake Somerville
The Nails Creek unit joins short wooded trails and the long Somerville Trailway on Lee County's side of the lake.
Lee County · Immigrant Heritage
Serbin: A Wendish Settlement That Still Stands in Lee County
In 1854, more than 500 Wends from Lusatia (in present-day Germany) settled near what is now Serbin and built the first Missouri Synod Lutheran church in Texas.
Lee County · Dime Box History
Dime Box Put Its Name Into the March of Dimes
A dime left in a community mailbox named the town; decades later, Dime Box hosted the opening of a national March of Dimes campaign.
All 10 local notes
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- Stories & local character Outdoors Nails Creek Opens Lee County to Lake Somerville The Nails Creek unit joins short wooded trails and the long Somerville Trailway on Lee County's side of the lake.
- Practical Outdoors Somerville WMA Offers Public Hunting in Lee County Somerville Public Hunting Land gives Lee County hunters a TPWD-managed place to hunt near Nails Creek and Yegua Creek.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Serbin: A Wendish Settlement That Still Stands in Lee County In 1854, more than 500 Wends from Lusatia (in present-day Germany) settled near what is now Serbin and built the first Missouri Synod Lutheran church in Texas.
- Practical Home & Property A Groundwater District Controls Well Permits in Lee County Lee County is inside the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, which means drilling or operating a water well requires a permit.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Dime Box Put Its Name Into the March of Dimes A dime left in a community mailbox named the town; decades later, Dime Box hosted the opening of a national March of Dimes campaign.
- Practical Money & Taxes Homestead Exemption Cuts Your School Tax Bill in Lee County Texas law requires school districts to subtract $140,000 from your home's taxable value if it is your main residence, but you have to apply to get it.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Lee County's 1899 Courthouse Was Designed by a Celebrated Architect The Lee County Courthouse in Giddings was built in 1899 in Romanesque Revival style by James Riely Gordon, who designed several notable Texas courthouses.
- Practical Money & Taxes Two Offices Handle Your Property Taxes in Lee County In Lee County, one office sets your property value and a separate office collects your tax bill, so knowing the difference saves time.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Lexington Grew From String Prairie, Then Revived by Rail James Shaw opened a post office at nearby String Prairie in 1849, and the railroad gave Lexington a second start in 1890.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Three Railroads Turned Giddings Into a Junction Giddings began as an 1871 Houston & Texas Central shipping point, then added two more rail connections by 1913.
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