Who handles your property tax in Yoakum County

Your property tax in Plains gets split between two offices a block apart on Cowboy Way. At 500 Cowboy Way, the Yoakum County Appraisal District decides what your land and buildings are worth each year. That office doesn't take a dime in taxes; it only sets the number. If you think the number is too high, the protest goes here.

Down the street at 609 Cowboy Way, the Tax Assessor-Collector mails the bills and takes your payment. Where the split tends to catch people is the homestead exemption: it lowers what you owe, but you file it with the appraisal district, not the tax office. The general deadline to file is April 30, and you only have to do it once for as long as you live there.