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Trinity County offices and deadlines
Appraisal district & tax office →
The Comptroller's official directory for Trinity 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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Trinity County · Courthouse Square
Groveton's 1914 Courthouse Was Built Around an Older Vault
After fires and stolen court records, Trinity County built a freestanding vault in 1908; the architects of its 1914 courthouse incorporated the vault into the new building.
Trinity County · Fishing / Boating
Lake Livingston: Fishing and Boating on Trinity County's Eastern Edge
Lake Livingston is an 83,000-acre reservoir on the Trinity River. It borders Trinity County and is known for catfish and white bass fishing.
Trinity County · County History
Groveton: How Trinity County Settled on Its County Seat
Trinity County had three county seats before Groveton took the role in 1882. The railroad and a lumber boom drove the move.
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- Stories & local character History & Culture Groveton's 1914 Courthouse Was Built Around an Older Vault After fires and stolen court records, Trinity County built a freestanding vault in 1908; the architects of its 1914 courthouse incorporated the vault into the new building.
- Practical Outdoors Davy Crockett National Forest: Public Land in Your Backyard More than 160,000 acres of national forest land spans Houston and Trinity counties. It is free and open to the public for hiking, hunting, and fishing.
- Stories & local character Outdoors Lake Livingston: Fishing and Boating on Trinity County's Eastern Edge Lake Livingston is an 83,000-acre reservoir on the Trinity River. It borders Trinity County and is known for catfish and white bass fishing.
- Practical Home & Property Water Wells in Trinity County: Check the District Map First Groundwater district lines do not always match county lines, so a Trinity County well question starts with the TCEQ GCD viewer and TWDB well records.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Groveton: How Trinity County Settled on Its County Seat Trinity County had three county seats before Groveton took the role in 1882. The railroad and a lumber boom drove the move.
- Practical Money & Taxes Homestead Exemption: How to File in Trinity County Texas homeowners can cut their property tax bill by filing a homestead exemption with the Trinity County Appraisal District.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Pennington Once Held a College and the County Seat For part of the 1870s, Pennington combined a state-chartered college for women and men with the daily work of Trinity County government.
- Practical Money & Taxes Property Tax: Two Offices, One County Trinity County has two property-tax offices. TCAD sets values, and the Comptroller says the county tax office does not collect property taxes.
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