Staples, Texas
Staples is a small city in northeastern Guadalupe County, in the South Central Texas country about 11 miles from San Marcos. It sits along the San Marcos River, whose waterpower drew early settlers and once turned a cotton gin near the townsite. The surrounding landscape is one of river-bottom farmland and low hills between the Austin and San Antonio corridors, and the community remains rural and thinly populated.
Property here runs through the Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.
Guadalupe County notes
What to know around Staples
Property Tax Basics
Who Appraises Your Property in Guadalupe County
The Guadalupe Appraisal District sets the value on your property each year, and that value drives your tax bill.
Homestead Exemption
Homestead Exemption: Save on Your Tax Bill
If you own and live in your Guadalupe County home, a residence homestead exemption can lower the taxable value used for your property tax bill.
Appraisal Protest
Disagree With Your Appraisal? You Can Protest
Property owners in Guadalupe County can formally challenge their appraised value each year before a set deadline.
Tax Payment
Paying Your Property Taxes in Guadalupe County
The county Tax Assessor-Collector collects property taxes for Guadalupe County and many of its cities and districts.
Agricultural Appraisal
Ag Valuation: Lower Taxes for Working Land
Land used for farming, ranching, or wildlife management can be taxed on its agricultural value instead of its full market value.
Special Districts
MUDs and Special Districts Add to Your Tax Bill
Parts of Guadalupe County, especially near Schertz and the fast-growing northeast, lie inside special districts that charge their own property taxes.
Nearby
Places near Staples
Nearby counties
Local notes for nearby counties
Caldwell County
11 local notes · Austin / Central Texas / Hill Country
Hays County
39 local notes · Austin / Central Texas / Hill Country
Comal County
28 local notes · San Antonio / South Central
Gonzales County
6 local notes · San Antonio / South Central
Travis County
65 local notes · Austin / Central Texas / Hill Country
Bastrop County
13 local notes · Austin / Central Texas / Hill Country
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