Midway, Texas
Midway is a small community in Madison County, in the East Texas region between the Piney Woods and the Post Oak belt, about 44 miles northeast of College Station. It sits amid the wooded, rolling farm and ranch country of east-central Texas. The town remains rural and lightly populated.
Property here runs through the Madison 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 Madison County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.
Madison County notes
What to know around Midway
Property Tax
Two offices handle your property taxes in Madison County
The appraisal district sets your property value, and a separate tax office collects what you owe. They are two different offices with different addresses.
Homestead Exemption
Homestead exemption can lower your property tax bill
If your home is your primary residence in Madison County, you can apply for a homestead exemption that reduces the taxable value of your home.
Groundwater & Wells
Madison County has a groundwater district that regulates water wells
If you plan to drill a water well in Madison County, you must deal with the Mid-East Texas Groundwater Conservation District before you start.
Hunting
Deer hunting in Madison County has a local antler rule
Madison County has TPWD antler rules for white-tailed deer. The short version: read the county page before deer season, not after.
County History
Madison County was carved from three counties in 1853
Madison County was formed in 1853 from parts of Grimes, Walker, and Leon counties, and its seat of Madisonville was named for U.S. President James Madison.
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Nearby counties
Local notes for nearby counties
Walker County
14 local notes · Houston / Upper Gulf Coast
Leon County
5 local notes · East Texas / Piney Woods
Houston County
4 local notes · East Texas / Piney Woods
Grimes County
7 local notes · Houston / Upper Gulf Coast
Trinity County
6 local notes · East Texas / Piney Woods
Brazos County
39 local notes · Austin / Central Texas / Hill Country
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