Property Tax Resources · Coke County, Texas
Coke County
Property Taxes
West Texas ranch country on the Edwards Plateau — small in population, but property owners here face the same valuation pressures as anywhere else in the state.
Property Tax Resources · Coke County, Texas
West Texas ranch country on the Edwards Plateau — small in population, but property owners here face the same valuation pressures as anywhere else in the state.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025 (no outstanding county bond debt reported).
🔴 2026
Coke County sits in the heart of West Texas, an oil and ranch county named for Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas. With fewer than 3,500 residents spread across nearly 900 square miles, Robert Lee serves as the county seat. Property values here are relatively modest — but the tax rate is not, and rural property owners have every right to scrutinize their appraisals.
In recent years, protest activity has increased across rural Texas counties as landowners recognize that the system is available to them regardless of property size. If your appraised value seems high compared to actual sales in the area, you have grounds to protest.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Coke Central Appraisal District protest procedures, online filing portal, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Coke County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Coke County — your school district, city, county — must publish its proposed rate and hold a public hearing before adopting any rate exceeding the no-new-revenue rate. These meetings are open. Your voice is on the record.
View Coke County Tax Rates →Photo: Coke County Courthouse, Robert Lee, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Coke County | County | $0.4072/$100 |
| Blackwell CISD | School District | $0.9397/$100 |
| Bronte ISD | School District | $0.9789/$100 |
| Robert Lee ISD | School District | $1.0866/$100 |
| Water Valley ISD | School District | $1.1840/$100 |
2025 adopted rates per Texas Comptroller Tax Rates & Levies (source). City, MUD, college and other special-district rates may also apply depending on your parcel. Your total depends on which districts your property falls in — verify current rates at your county appraisal district.
What your Notice means and exactly what to do — and by when — after it arrives.
How the Texas homestead exemption lowers your taxable value, including recent changes.
When a property tax consultant is worth it for protesting your appraisal.
Lesser-known special valuations that can cut the taxable value of qualifying land.
The state office that oversees appraisal districts and protects taxpayers.
Who sets your county’s values and why that role matters to your bill.
Search your account at cokecad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Coke Central Appraisal District: Courthouse, 2nd Floor W., P.O. Box 2, Robert Lee, TX 76945. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable homes, your purchase price, photos of property condition issues, and repair estimates all strengthen your case.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. Review any offer carefully before accepting — you can accept or proceed to the formal hearing.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of the CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. Most hearings run 15–30 minutes.
Disagree with the ARB ruling? You may appeal to district court, binding arbitration, or SOAH (properties over $1 million).
“No person’s particular services shall be demanded, nor property taken or applied to public use, unless by the consent of himself or his representative, without just compensation being made therefor.”
— Section 13, Declaration of Rights, Republic of Texas, 1836Coke County is cattle country, oil country, and quiet country — the kind of place where people work hard and expect their government to do the same. The appraisal district and every taxing entity in this county serves the property owners who fund them. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the rate hearings. The people setting these rates are your neighbors. Hold them to it.
