Point Comfort, Texas
Point Comfort occupies a low, flat point of land on the east side of Lavaca Bay, part of the Matagorda Bay system, in Calhoun County on the Texas coast about 78 miles northeast of Corpus Christi. The town grew up around heavy industry on the bay, long anchored by a large Alcoa aluminum works and later by a major Formosa Plastics chemical complex, and shipping moves through the nearby port on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The setting is one of coastal marsh, open bay water, and industrial waterfront.
Property here runs through the Calhoun 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 Calhoun County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.
Calhoun County notes
What to know around Point Comfort
Property tax
Homestead Exemption Cuts Your School Tax Bill
Texas law requires school districts to subtract $140,000 from the appraised value of your primary home before calculating school taxes, but you have to apply at the Calhoun County Appraisal District to claim it.
Property tax
Ag Valuation Taxes Land on Productivity, Not Market Price
Calhoun County ag appraisal can tax qualifying farm, ranch, or wildlife land on productive value, but the local intensity standards matter.
Coastal windstorm / TWIA
Coastal Properties Need Separate Windstorm Coverage
Calhoun County is one of the 14 first-tier coastal counties where standard homeowners policies typically exclude wind and hail, so most property owners need a separate TWIA policy.
Public lands / Fishing / Hunting
Matagorda Island WMA: Fishing, Hunting, and Camping by Boat Only
Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area, accessible only by boat from Port O'Connor, offers 56,688 acres of barrier island for fishing, hunting, camping, and wildlife watching with no motorized vehicles allowed.
Flood / Hurricane
Storm Surge Is the Biggest Hurricane Threat Here
Calhoun County's low coastal elevation makes it highly vulnerable to storm surge, the rapidly rising ocean water that can travel miles inland during a hurricane, so knowing your flood zone and evacuation route matters before a storm forms.
History
Indianola: The Calhoun County Port That Two Hurricanes Erased
Indianola was once one of the busiest ports in Texas, serving as a gateway for immigrants and frontier supply lines, before back-to-back hurricanes in 1875 and 1886 destroyed the town and pushed the county seat to Port Lavaca.
Nearby
Places near Point Comfort
Nearby counties
Local notes for nearby counties
Jackson County
7 local notes · Gulf Coast / Coastal Bend
Victoria County
24 local notes · Gulf Coast / Coastal Bend
Matagorda County
12 local notes · Gulf Coast / Coastal Bend
Refugio County
6 local notes · Gulf Coast / Coastal Bend
Aransas County
7 local notes · Gulf Coast / Coastal Bend
Wharton County
12 local notes · Houston / Upper Gulf Coast
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