Lone Star, Texas
Set in the pine woods of East Texas, Lone Star lies in Morris County about 30 miles north of Longview. The city grew up around a large steel mill, the Lone Star Steel works, which for decades produced tubular and pipe steel and anchored the local economy. It sits amid the timbered, lake-dotted country of Morris County, near the reservoirs that supplied the mill.
Property here runs through the Morris 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 Morris County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.
Morris County notes
What to know around Lone Star
Property Tax
The Morris County Appraisal District handles both appraisal and tax collection
In Morris County, the appraisal district sets your property value and collects your taxes. The county tax assessor-collector at 500 Broadnax St. does not collect property taxes here.
State Park
Daingerfield State Park sits inside the county and offers camping and fishing
Daingerfield State Park is a 507-acre park just east of the county seat with an 80-acre lake, campsites, cabins, and hiking trails.
Fishing
Lake O' the Pines borders Morris County and offers year-round fishing
Lake O' the Pines is a large reservoir on Big Cypress Creek that touches Morris County and holds largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, and white bass.
Industrial History
Iron ore and steel shaped Morris County's economy through the mid-20th century
Morris County sits on iron ore deposits that drew a federal steel plant during World War II, and that plant became a major employer for decades after the war.
County History
Morris County was formed in 1875 from Titus County and has had Daingerfield as its seat ever since
Morris County was created by the Texas Legislature on March 13, 1875, carved from Titus County and named for a Virginia-born planter and judge.
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Titus County
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Gregg County
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