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Moore County offices and deadlines
Appraisal district & tax office →
The Comptroller's official directory for Moore 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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Dumas · City parks
McDade Park gives an F-4 Phantom room to stand still
An F-4 Phantom and a veterans memorial share a Dumas park with a half-mile track, active recreation, and picnic shelters.
Dumas · Golf
Pheasant Trails Changes Character After the Ninth Hole
The front nine is flat and links-like; the longer back nine runs among established trees, while a creek affects several holes.
Dumas · Ancient history
Alibates flint history sits across the county line
Nearby Alibates preserves 13,000 years of stonework, but its protected Potter County quarries require a reserved ranger tour.
All 13 local notes
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- Stories & local character Outdoors McDade Park gives an F-4 Phantom room to stand still An F-4 Phantom and a veterans memorial share a Dumas park with a half-mile track, active recreation, and picnic shelters. Dumas
- Practical Outdoors Texhoma Park limits an RV stop to 24 hours Dumas offers an arrival-order RV stop with a 24-hour limit, electrical service, a dump station, and a separate water station. Dumas
- Stories & local character Outdoors Pheasant Trails Changes Character After the Ninth Hole The front nine is flat and links-like; the longer back nine runs among established trees, while a creek affects several holes. Dumas
- Practical Outdoors Dumas pavilion reservations start with City Hall McDade, Texhoma, and Morton park pavilions may be reserved, but the posted $50 is a security deposit rather than a full price quote. Dumas
- Good to know Outdoors Lake Meredith allows backcountry stoves, not open fires Developed campsites allow approved fire setups, while backcountry permits shutoff stoves and a park fire closure overrides both.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Alibates flint history sits across the county line Nearby Alibates preserves 13,000 years of stonework, but its protected Potter County quarries require a reserved ranger tour. Dumas
- Practical Home & Property Contact North Plains GCD before drilling a Moore County well Moore County sits inside the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District, which requires approval before you drill any non-exempt water well.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Window on the Plains Grew From a Hotel Ballroom Moore County's museum began in a hotel ballroom, broke ground with a mule-drawn plow, and gained an art-center neighbor. Dumas
- Practical Money & Taxes Two Offices Handle Your Property Tax in Moore County One Dumas office decides what your Moore County property is worth; a different one, blocks away, sends the bill and takes your money.
- Stories & local character History & Culture A flooded barbecue pit changed Dogie Days cooking Rain filled the old barbecue pits in 2022, so smokers cooked the next year's meal while Dumas kept its named foods and raffle. Dumas
- Stories & local character Outdoors Big Blue Creek cuts Moore County into canyon country Big Blue Creek begins in shallow High Plains draws, gains spring water, and cuts into the broken ground near Lake Meredith.
- Stories & local character Outdoors Rain Can Turn Cactus Playa Into a Migration Stop Rain can fill the shallow basin near Cactus and turn it into feeding habitat for cranes, waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Oil and Gas Shaped Moore County Starting in the 1920s Moore County went from a cattle-ranching area to an oil and gas hub after commercial production began in 1927, reshaping the county's towns and economy.
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