Barstow, Texas

Barstow sits in the flat, arid country of Ward County in the Permian Basin of West Texas, near the Pecos River about 66 miles southwest of Odessa. In its early years the town was the center of an ambitious irrigation venture that drew water from the Pecos to raise grapes, peaches, and other fruit, though rising soil salinity later brought that farming era to an end.

Property here runs through the Ward Central Appraisal District and the county tax office — the homestead exemption, the appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level. The Ward County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.

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