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Who Sets Your Property Tax Value in Hockley County

Hockley County Money & Taxes

Hockley CAD sets property values from its Levelland office at 1103 Houston St. For a protest or exemption, start there.

The county tax office is separate. The Comptroller lists Hockley County as the collecting unit, at 624 Avenue H in Levelland.

Texas has no state property tax. Local bills fund the county, schools, cities, groundwater districts, and South Plains College District. Your address decides which of those units show up. For a main home, the Comptroller explains the homestead exemption and the before-May-1 filing deadline.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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