Travis County Tax Assessor Property Search 2026

Travis County, Texas • verified August 12, 2026

Search Travis County Property Records

Use Travis Central Appraisal District for appraisal values, owner and address records, exemptions and protests. Use the Travis County Tax Office when you need a tax bill, balance, receipt, payment plan or payment confirmation.

This guide shows how to search by owner, address, account number or DBA, fix missing results, understand 2026 values and deadlines, apply for tax relief, search deeds, and contact the correct Austin-area property office.

Choose My Search Search Step by Step 2026 Dates

2026 appraisal date January 1 Value questions should be evaluated against the correct appraisal year.

Normal protest deadline May 15, 2026 Or 30 days after the notice was mailed, whichever was later.

Storm relief deadline September 28, 2026 For qualifying damage from severe storms beginning June 14, 2026.

Tax payment cycle January 31 Normal last day to pay the prior tax-year bill without penalty and interest.

Fast Answer: Which Travis County Property Office Do You Need?

TCAD is the appraisal office. It maintains Travis County property and ownership information for appraisal purposes, estimates values, handles exemptions, provides map information and supports appraisal protests. The Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector / Tax Office is the collection office. It handles property tax accounts, statements, payments, receipts and payment arrangements.

Independent-site notice: AssessorPropertySearch.org is not Travis County, TCAD, the Tax Assessor-Collector, the County Clerk or the Appraisal Review Board. Never submit card details, banking information, identification documents or protest evidence to this guide.

Travis County Tax Assessor vs TCAD vs County Clerk

“Travis County tax assessor property search” is a mixed-intent phrase. Texas separates appraisal, tax collection and recorded land documents, so choosing the wrong office creates most search failures.

Appraisal value, owner, address or exemption

Use Travis Central Appraisal District for appraisal records, market value, net appraised value, taxable value, ownership display, property characteristics, exemptions, protests and map research.

Official Travis Central Appraisal District Open TCAD Property Search

Tax bill, balance, receipt or payment

Use the Travis County Tax Office when you need the amount due, current or prior statements, payment history, printable receipts, eBill, mailing-address changes or a payment plan.

Official Travis County Tax Office Open Tax Account Search

Deed, lien or recorded document

Use the Travis County Clerk for official public records such as deeds, liens, releases and other recorded real-property instruments.

Official Travis County Clerk Search & Request Records

Formal protest hearing

After a timely appraisal protest is filed, the Travis Appraisal Review Board handles formal hearings when the issue is not resolved through the informal process.

Official protest information through TCAD Review Protest Process

Austin TX Property Search: Confirm the County First

An Austin mailing address does not automatically mean the parcel is in Travis County. Austin’s city limits extend into Travis, Williamson and Hays counties.

Before searching: confirm the county from your deed, tax statement, appraisal notice, closing paperwork or county GIS information. Use TCAD only for property located in Travis County.

Example: Someone searching “Austin TX tax assessor property search” may expect a City of Austin assessor database. Property appraisal is instead handled by the appraisal district serving the property’s county. A Travis County Austin parcel goes to TCAD; a Williamson or Hays County parcel uses that county’s appraisal district.

How to Search Travis County Property Records

Use this sequence for a free official search. It is intentionally simple because owner names and street formatting often create false no-result searches.

Choose appraisal or tax records

Open TCAD when you need property facts, value, exemptions or protest information. Open the Tax Office when you need the tax bill, balance, receipt or payment status.

Start with one clean identifier

Use the street address, owner name, TCAD account number or DBA. Avoid filling several search fields at once unless the first search gives too many results.

Broaden the search if nothing appears

Remove street suffixes and extra words. TCAD specifically recommends entering fewer words and, when necessary, only the first word of the street name.

Open the matching property

Confirm the site address, owner display, account number and legal/property description before treating the result as the intended parcel.

Check the correct tax year

TCAD warns that current-year information is a work in progress and prior-year online data does not necessarily reproduce values certified to the Tax Office.

Move to the office responsible for the next action

Stay with TCAD for exemptions or protests, move to the Tax Office for payment, or use the County Clerk when you need the recorded deed itself.

Travis County Property Search by Owner Name

TCAD allows the entire appraisal database to be searched by owner name. Owner searches are useful when you do not know the street address, but they are less exact than an account number.

Individual owner

Begin with the surname or a short version of the name. Add the given name only when the results are too broad.

LLC or company

Search the legal entity name or distinctive DBA wording. TCAD specifically provides a DBA search option.

Recent purchase

If the previous owner still appears, use the property address and verify the deed through the County Clerk before assuming the transfer was not recorded.

Privacy and title reminder: an owner displayed in an appraisal record is useful for property-tax administration. It is not a substitute for a title search, recorded deed or legal ownership opinion.

Travis County Property Search by Address

Address search is usually the fastest route for a homeowner, buyer, tenant or neighbor researching a known parcel.

Search problem	Try this first	Why it helps
Full address finds nothing	Remove St, Dr, Ln, Ave, Rd, Cv and similar suffixes.	TCAD says suffix abbreviations can affect results.
Street spelling may differ	Enter fewer words or only the first word of the street name.	Broader criteria can expose the official formatting.
Street number is unknown	Enter the street name only.	TCAD specifically supports this fallback.
Tax account search fails	Use street number and street name or the six-digit billing number from the bill.	The Tax Office supports address, account and billing-number lookup.
Similar condos or units appear	Compare account number and legal/property description.	A similar street address alone can select the wrong account.

Search example: if 1234 North Example Street Unit 205 returns nothing, try 1234 Example. If that still fails, try Example and inspect the result list carefully.

What a Travis County Tax Appraisal Record Shows

TCAD is the correct source for Travis County tax appraisal property search intent. It explains value and appraisal characteristics; the Tax Office explains the bill and payment.

Record item	How to use it	Important limitation
Owner information	Identify the taxpayer/owner shown for appraisal purposes.	A recent deed may update on a different schedule.
Property address	Confirm the physical location of the appraisal account.	It can differ from the owner’s mailing address.
Account number	Best identifier for repeat searches and protest/account work.	Do not confuse it with every Tax Office billing identifier.
Market value	TCAD’s estimate of what the property would sell for as of January 1.	It is not the final property-tax bill.
Net appraised value	Reflects applicable limitations such as homestead or circuit-breaker limitations.	It is still not automatically the final taxable value for every taxing unit.
Taxable value	Value after relevant exemptions used in calculating taxes for a taxing unit.	Different taxing units can apply different exemptions.
Property characteristics	Review appraisal data such as property type and improvements.	Report significant factual errors rather than assuming online data is perfect.

TCAD’s own warning: current-year information should be treated as work in progress. Prior-year data is informational and may not exactly reproduce the values that were certified to the Tax Office.

Travis County 2026 Property Tax Timeline

January 1 — appraisal date

TCAD determines property value for the tax year using the January 1 appraisal date, subject to applicable Texas law.

April 15 — common business personal-property rendition deadline

Business owners generally file renditions by April 15 unless an approved extension applies.

April 30 — regular residence-homestead filing date

File promptly even though Texas law allows some late residence-homestead applications.

May 15 — normal 2026 protest deadline

TCAD states the protest deadline is May 15 or 30 days after the Notice of Appraised Value was mailed, whichever is later.

Summer — ARB hearings

Formal protest hearings normally follow the informal-review period, with appraisal-roll work continuing through summer.

Fall — rates and tax bills

Taxing units adopt rates and the Tax Office produces the tax statement after the appraisal process.

January 31 — normal payment deadline

January 31 is generally the last day to pay the prior tax-year bill without statutory penalty and interest, subject to weekend, holiday and late-bill rules.

2026 protest timing now: August 12, 2026 is after the ordinary May protest deadline. Do not assume an ordinary late protest remains available. Check any specific special statutory remedy directly with TCAD or the ARB.

How to Protest a Travis County Appraised Value

A protest is about an appraisal-district action such as value, unequal appraisal or an exemption issue. It is not a request for the Tax Office to lower your tax rate.

Start by checking three values

Market value.
Net appraised value.
Taxable value for the relevant taxing units.

Then identify the real issue

Market value is too high.
Appraisal is unequal.
Property characteristics are wrong.
Exemption was denied or removed.
Ownership or classification information is wrong.
Required notice was not received.

Online protest workflow

Access the property through the TCAD portal

Use the property-owner information and credentials from the appraisal notice where required.

File the protest reason

Select the issue that accurately describes the dispute and state the value or correction you believe is supported.

Upload organized evidence

Add evidence that directly supports the protest reason instead of a large set of unrelated documents.

Review TCAD’s evidence

The online account can be used to review the evidence package TCAD intends to use.

Review any settlement offer

When an offer is available, compare it with your evidence and requested value before accepting or rejecting it.

Proceed to the ARB if unresolved

Prepare for the formal hearing and follow the hearing notice, evidence and appearance rules.

TCAD’s current protest page contains the official filing instructions, portal guidance and protest status information.

Official TCAD protest process Review Protest Instructions

Prepare for a Travis Appraisal Review Board Hearing

Travis ARB rules differ from other Texas counties. Do not reuse file-format or upload-size rules from another appraisal district.

Useful value evidence

Comparable sales relevant to January 1.
Photos showing condition or damage.
Repair estimates or inspection reports.
Purchase documents when the sale is relevant.
Corrections to building area or characteristics.
A concise requested value.

Useful exemption or factual evidence

Application and denial correspondence.
Driver licence or eligibility documentation where required.
Recorded ownership documents.
Survey or plat for a genuine description issue.
Photos, measurements or permits supporting a factual correction.

2026 formal-hearing rules worth knowing

Topic	Travis ARB procedure
Hearing options	In-person, affidavit/unsworn declaration, telephone or videoconference options are addressed in the adopted procedures.
Hearing notice	Formal-hearing notice is generally provided at least 15 days before the hearing.
Changing hearing method	Follow the written advance-notice rule shown in your hearing instructions; the adopted procedures discuss a 10-day change window.
Remote evidence	Provide the required affidavit or unsworn declaration and evidence before the remote hearing begins.
Electronic formats	The Travis procedures identify common formats including Word, Excel, JPG, PNG and PDF.
TCAD evidence	TCAD’s evidence is made available through the portal in advance of the hearing under the adopted process.
Missed hearing	Failure to appear can cause dismissal. The procedures provide a narrow reopening process when good cause is shown promptly.

Do not carry Collin County evidence rules into Travis County. Travis has its own ARB hearing procedure and supported evidence methods. Follow the Travis hearing notice and current adopted procedures for your case.

Official Travis ARB formal-hearing procedures PDF Read Formal Hearing Procedures

Travis County Homestead Exemption Search and Application

TCAD handles residence-homestead exemptions. Applying through the appraisal district is free; a basic exemption application does not require paying a private filing company.

General residence homestead

You must own and occupy the home as your qualifying residence.
Prepare the required Texas driver licence or state ID.
The ID address generally needs to match the property address, subject to statutory exceptions.
Submit the application through an accepted TCAD method.

Other exemption categories

Age 65 or older.
Qualifying disability.
Disabled veteran.
Qualifying surviving spouse.
Other exemption categories supported by Texas law.

Homestead timing and status

Situation	What to know
Regular filing	April 30 is the regular filing date for the general residence-homestead application.
Late application	TCAD’s FAQ notes that a qualifying late application may generally be filed no later than two years after the taxes become delinquent.
Processing	TCAD says action on an exemption application will occur within 90 days of receipt.
Typical online status timing	TCAD’s FAQ says an exemption often appears online within roughly four to six weeks, but the formal action window can extend to 90 days.
Annual renewal	You normally do not reapply every year unless TCAD requests a new application, you move or your qualifications change.
Verification notice	Texas appraisal districts audit homestead records periodically. If TCAD asks you to reapply or verify eligibility, respond by the deadline on the notice.

Exemption Helpline: TCAD lists 512-873-1560 for exemption questions and application assistance during normal business hours.

Official TCAD homestead information Review Homestead Exemptions

Current 2026 Travis County Storm-Damage Tax Relief

This is a current, time-sensitive exemption separate from the normal residence-homestead exemption.

Current deadline: TCAD lists September 28, 2026 as the deadline for a temporary disaster-related exemption tied to severe storms that began June 14, 2026.

Basic damage threshold

The property must have qualifying damage totaling at least 15% of the property’s improvement value. Structures such as homes or buildings are relevant to the calculation.

What does not count

TCAD says damage to landscaping or trees cannot be included when determining eligibility for this temporary exemption.

Before applying

Confirm the damage resulted from the qualifying declared disaster.
Photograph structural and improvement damage.
Keep repair estimates, inspections and insurance documentation.
Review TCAD’s damage-rating and eligibility explanation.
Do not rely on landscaping loss to reach the 15% threshold.
File before the applicable disaster-specific deadline.

Official TCAD temporary disaster-related exemption Check Disaster Exemption Eligibility

Travis County Tax Collector Property Search: Bills and Receipts

Use the Tax Office account search after TCAD when your goal changes from appraisal information to money owed or paid.

The Tax Office account page can show

Whether taxes are paid.
Current balance due.
Original tax statement.
Current tax statement.
Previous-year statements.
Printable receipt.
eBill enrollment.
Mailing-address update option.
Payment-plan options when eligible.

Best search identifiers

Owner name.
Property address.
Tax account number.
Six-digit billing number shown on the bill.

Real-time vs downloadable data: the Tax Office says its Account Search reflects recent changes to individual records in real time, while downloadable tax-roll files are refreshed on a business-day schedule.

Official Travis County Tax Office Search Tax Account

Travis County Property Tax Payment Methods and Fees

Payment method	Current fee / rule	Practical tip
Online eCheck	$1; U.S. bank account required.	You receive an emailed receipt after the online transaction.
Online card	$3 when the balance is under $100; 3% when the balance is over $100.	Large payments may trigger bank/card security limits.
PayPal / PayPal Credit	$3 under $100 or 3% over $100.	Review financing terms separately if using PayPal Credit.
Phone card payment	Same published $3-under-$100 / 3%-over-$100 card fee.	Use the official Tax Office payment-phone instructions.
In person	Cash, check, money order, cashier’s check and cards are accepted at the headquarters payment office; card fee applies.	Check branch services before driving.
Mail	Check, money order or cashier’s check according to Tax Office instructions.	Never mail cash or card information.

January mailing trap: a mailed payment must meet the official postmark requirement. The Tax Office warns that a private/commercial postage-meter date is not the same as a valid USPS postmark.

Owner responsibility: the Tax Office says not receiving a bill does not remove the owner’s responsibility to pay on time. Statutory penalty and interest begin after delinquency, and the Tax Office says it does not have legal authority simply to waive them.

Fees can change, so review the amount displayed by the official payment processor before submitting the final transaction.

Official online payment instructions Review Online Payment Options

Online Property Tax Payment Error Messages

The Travis County Tax Office publishes specific troubleshooting for common online-payment failures.

Error	Likely cause	What to do
Address verification warning	Billing address cannot be verified.	Enter the address exactly as it appears on the bank/card account; contact the bank if it still fails.
Contact authorizing center	Bank or card issuer has an online-payment protection block.	Ask the issuer to authorize Government Payments.
Declined	Bank/card issuer rejected the charge.	Contact the financial institution before submitting repeated payments.
Incorrect routing number	Routing number is not a valid nine-digit entry.	Recheck the nine digits without extra characters.
Invalid name	Entered name does not match the bank/card record.	Use the account holder name exactly as held by the financial institution.
Order ID is not unique	A prior transaction attempt may not have cleared correctly.	Log out and return rather than repeatedly pressing the payment button.

Tax Office property-tax help: call 512-854-9473 for payment or account problems when the published troubleshooting steps do not resolve the issue.

Payment Plans, Delinquent Taxes, Escrow and New Buyers

Four-payment installment eligibility

The Tax Office provides four-installment options for qualifying over-65, disabled, disabled-veteran and certain surviving-spouse homesteads. Disaster-area rules can also create installment eligibility in applicable situations.

Enrollment dates are tax-year specific. The current Tax Office page notes that the 2025 enrollment options have closed, so check the 2026 bill-cycle page when enrollment opens.

Delinquent payment plan

For eligible delinquent real-property accounts, the Tax Office provides an online application route that generally requires a valid email address and an agreement to pay qualifying real-estate tax debt within 12 months.

Mortgage escrow check

Confirm the property-tax account number with the mortgage servicer.
Ask whether the servicer received the tax data and the scheduled payment date.
Do not assume escrow collection proves the county received payment.
Recheck the official tax account before the deadline.
Save the servicer confirmation and county receipt.

Recently bought a home? The Tax Office explains that closing may give the buyer a seller credit for taxes rather than paying the entire later-issued bill to the county. If you receive a delinquent notice after closing, check the closing disclosure and contact the title company before assuming the bill was already paid.

What Happens if Your Value or Exemption Changes After You Paid?

TCAD sends value and exemption updates to the Tax Office. The Tax Office says that when a later appraisal/exemption change reduces the amount owed after payment, it automatically sends the resulting refund within approximately 60 days after receiving the qualifying change.

An accidental overpayment or duplicate/wrong payment is different: the Tax Office says an overpayment or erroneous-payment refund generally requires a completed refund application.

Official property-tax FAQ Review Tax Refund Guidance

Need Official Proof of Tax Status? Request a Tax Certificate

A screenshot of an online balance is not always the right document for a sale, permit or formal tax-status request.

What it certifies

A tax certificate states the current condition of the taxes and includes delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and known costs when applicable.

Current fee

$10 per tax certificate.

Published turnaround

The Tax Office says certificates are generally ready in 3–5 business days.

Official Travis County Tax Office Request Tax Certificate Information

Travis County Deed Search and Property Record Copies

TCAD owner information helps identify a parcel, but the Travis County Clerk is the record office to use when you need the deed or another recorded real-property instrument.

Address-to-deed workflow

Find the property in TCAD

Record the owner display, account number and identifying property information.

Estimate the recording period

Use the purchase date, known transfer period or prior owner to narrow the recorded-document search.

Open the County Clerk search

Search the Clerk’s available recording index and document database rather than relying only on the appraisal record.

Compare the document carefully

Match names, recording date and legal/property description before deciding that a deed belongs to the target parcel.

Choose unofficial or certified copy

A free watermarked online printout may be enough for research. Formal transactions may require a clerk-issued plain or certified copy.

Current Travis County Clerk copy costs

Copy/search type	Published cost
Print an available online document yourself	Free; carries an “unofficial copy” watermark.
Clerk-sent uncertified electronic document	$1 per page.
Clerk-made plain copy	$1 per page.
Certified copy	$5 certification charge per document plus $1 per copied page.
Self-service photocopy	$0.20 per page.
Self-service microfilm/computer print	$0.25 per page.
Basic electronic name/business search	Free, plus any copy costs.
Microfilm/paper real-property name search	$10 per name for up to a 10-year search period, plus copies.

Current office closure: the County Clerk says the Recording Division office at 5501 Airport Blvd., Suite 100B is temporarily closed. Limited plats, research and copy services are available there by appointment, while recording services remain available at the Civil Family Court Facility, 1700 Guadalupe Street, Suite 4.300. Confirm the current service hours before visiting because the Clerk’s current page displays differing hour references.

Official Travis County Clerk search and copies Search & Copy Records

Recording a New Real-Property Document Is Different From Searching One

Do not confuse search/copy fees with the fee to record a new document. The Clerk’s current Official Public Records fee schedule lists $25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page or part of a page, with other document-specific or deficiency fees possible.

Searchers usually do not need to pay a recording fee just to view an existing online index or obtain an ordinary copy. Recording fees matter when an instrument is actually being filed into the official public record.

Official Travis County Clerk recording fees Check Recording Fee Schedule

Travis County Tax Assessor Address, TCAD Office and Phone Numbers

Office	Use it for	Current contact details
Travis Central Appraisal District	Property search, value, exemptions, protest and appraisal records.	850 E. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78752 512-834-9317 Mon/Wed/Fri 7:45 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Tue/Thu 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
TCAD Exemption Helpline	Homestead and exemption application help.	512-873-1560 during normal TCAD business hours.
Travis County Tax Office Headquarters	Tax accounts, payments, receipts and property-tax customer service.	2433 Ridgepoint Dr., Austin, TX 78754 Property-tax help: 512-854-9473 Walk-in property-tax service: Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
County Clerk recording service	Recorded deeds, liens and official public records.	Current recording service: 1700 Guadalupe St., Suite 4.300, Austin, TX 78701 512-854-9188 option 7 Confirm current hours before traveling.

TCAD call script

“I am calling about TCAD account [number]. I need help with the 2026 [value / exemption / ownership / protest] record. The specific issue is [one sentence].”

Tax Office script

“I am calling about property-tax account [number] for tax year [year]. I need to confirm the [balance / payment / receipt / payment plan] status.”

County Clerk script

“I need a recorded real-property document. I have the owner/party name, approximate recording date and property information. I need to know whether an online, plain or certified copy is appropriate.”

When the TCAD Taxpayer Liaison Can Help

TCAD’s Taxpayer Liaison is independent of TCAD’s appraisal operations and the Appraisal Review Board. This can be a useful contact when you need help understanding procedures, accessibility, complaints or the appraisal/protest process.

What the liaison cannot do: the liaison cannot change an ARB decision or simply override appraisal policy. Use the role for procedural help rather than expecting a second appraisal hearing.

Official TCAD Taxpayer Liaison information Review Taxpayer Liaison Help

Travis County Property Search Not Working? Fix It Here

Problem	Likely reason	Best next step
Address returns no result	Suffix or too many address words.	Remove St/Dr/Ln/Ave/Rd/Cv and search fewer words.
Street number is unknown	Only partial location is known.	TCAD says you can search by street name alone.
Owner search fails	Trust, LLC, DBA, spelling variation or recent transfer.	Try DBA, a shorter owner name or the property address.
Prior owner still appears	Recording and appraisal systems update separately.	Confirm the deed with the County Clerk and contact TCAD about its ownership record.
Tax bill differs from TCAD value	Different tax years, exemptions, rates or data purposes.	Compare market, net appraised, taxable value and the actual tax year.
Payment page says declined	Bank/card issuer or security limit.	Contact the financial institution before repeating the transaction.
Exemption not showing yet	Application still processing.	Remember TCAD allows up to 90 days for action; check application status and contact the exemption helpline if needed.
Need deed but TCAD has only owner info	TCAD is not the recording office.	Move to the County Clerk record search.
Austin address cannot be found in TCAD	Property may be in Williamson or Hays County.	Confirm the property’s county before searching again.
Parcel/map line looks wrong	Online appraisal maps are not legal boundary surveys.	Use the deed, recorded plat and a qualified surveyor for legal boundary work.

New Travis County Homeowner Checklist

Confirm that the deed has been recorded with the Travis County Clerk.
Search TCAD and save the property account number.
Check the owner and mailing address shown in TCAD.
Review property characteristics for obvious factual errors.
Apply for the residence-homestead exemption if eligible.
Do not assume the seller’s exemption automatically transfers unchanged.
Review the Tax Office account separately for taxes due or paid.
Ask your mortgage servicer who will make the tax payment.
Save the first county tax receipt after closing.
Keep appraisal notices, exemption confirmations, deed references and tax receipts together.

Official Travis County Property Links by Task

Use these after deciding which record you actually need. They are action links, not replacements for the explanations above.

TCAD property search

Owner, property address, account number and DBA lookup.

Open Property Search

Tax account search

Balance, bills, receipts, eBill, payment and plan information.

Open Tax Search

TCAD protest process

Current appraisal protest, informal review and portal guidance.

Review Protest Process

Homestead exemptions

Eligibility, application and exemption help.

Open Homestead Help

Disaster exemption

2026 qualifying storm-damage relief and application information.

Review Disaster Relief

County Clerk records

Recorded real-property searches and copy requests.

Search Clerk Records

Travis County Tax Assessor Property Search FAQs

What is the official Travis County tax assessor property search?

Use Travis Central Appraisal District for property appraisal records, owner information, address lookup, values, exemptions and protests. Use the Travis County Tax Office Account Search for tax bills, balances, payment status, receipts and payment plans.

Can I search Travis County property records by owner name?

Yes. TCAD’s property database can be searched by owner name. Start with a short version of the name if a full name returns nothing, and use the property address or DBA search when the property is held by a business or trust.

Can I search Travis County property records by address?

Yes. TCAD supports property-address search. If no result appears, remove street suffixes such as St, Dr, Ln, Ave, Rd or Cv and try fewer words. TCAD also says a street name can be searched without a street number.

Is Travis CAD the same as the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector?

No. TCAD appraises property and handles appraisal records, exemptions and protests. The Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector handles property-tax bills, payments, receipts and collection services.

What was the normal Travis County property protest deadline for 2026?

The normal 2026 deadline was May 15 or 30 days after the Notice of Appraised Value was mailed, whichever was later. Owners with a special statutory issue should confirm any different deadline directly with TCAD or the ARB.

How much does it cost to pay Travis County property taxes online?

The Tax Office currently lists a $1 eCheck fee. Card and PayPal payments carry a $3 convenience fee when the balance is under $100 or 3% when the balance is over $100. Check the final official payment screen because processor fees can change.

How long does a Travis County homestead exemption application take?

TCAD says action on the application will occur within 90 days after receipt. Its FAQ also notes that approved exemption information often appears online sooner, commonly within about four to six weeks.

Is there a current 2026 disaster-related property tax exemption in Travis County?

Yes, for qualifying property damage. TCAD currently lists September 28, 2026 as the application deadline for the temporary disaster-related exemption tied to severe storms beginning June 14, 2026. The property generally must have qualifying damage of at least 15% of its improvement value.

Where can I search Travis County deeds?

Use the Travis County Clerk’s recording search and copy services. TCAD can help identify the property, but the County Clerk is the appropriate source for recorded deeds, liens and other official public records.

What is the Travis County Tax Assessor address?

The Travis County Tax Office headquarters for property-tax services is at 2433 Ridgepoint Drive, Austin, TX 78754. Property-tax customer service is available at 512-854-9473. Check the official Tax Office before traveling because branch services and holiday hours can change.

Best Way to Finish Your Travis County Property Search

Start with TCAD when you need the property itself: owner display, address, appraisal value, exemptions or protest information. Start with the Tax Office when you need money information: bills, payment, receipt or balance. Move to the County Clerk when you need the recorded deed or another official land document.

Before taking financial or legal action, confirm the correct parcel, account number and tax year, then use the responsible official office for the final filing, payment or document request.