Gustine, Texas
Gustine is a small town in Comanche County, in the transitional country between Central Texas and the Cross Timbers, roughly 64 miles northwest of Killeen. The surrounding landscape is rural rangeland and farmland, with peanut farming and cattle ranching among the traditional agricultural mainstays of the county. It remains a quiet farming community set among rolling fields and scattered woodlands.
Property here runs through the Comanche 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 Comanche County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.
Comanche County notes
What to know around Gustine
Property Tax
Property Tax: Two Different Offices in Comanche County
Comanche County has a separate appraisal district and tax office — each handles a different part of your property tax bill.
Groundwater
New Water Wells Require Registration with the Middle Trinity GCD
If you plan to drill a water well in Comanche County, you must register it with the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Fishing
Proctor Lake Offers Public Fishing and Boat Ramps
Proctor Lake in Comanche County is a public reservoir known for hybrid striped bass, with four public access points run by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Local History
Comanche County Built Its Economy on Cattle, Then Peanuts
After the boll weevil wiped out cotton farming in the early 1900s, Comanche County farmers turned to peanuts, which became a major local crop for decades.
County History
The County Seat Moved from Cora to Comanche in 1859
Comanche County was created in 1856 with Cora as its first county seat, but the seat moved to the town of Comanche just three years later.
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