Property Tax Resources · Atascosa County, Texas
Atascosa County
Property Taxes
South Texas brush country on the edge of San Antonio’s growth corridor — where rural values have surged alongside suburban spillover and oil production.
Property Tax Resources · Atascosa County, Texas
South Texas brush country on the edge of San Antonio’s growth corridor — where rural values have surged alongside suburban spillover and oil production.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
🔴 2026
Atascosa County stretches across 1,232 square miles of South Texas, centered on Jourdanton as the county seat and Pleasanton as its commercial hub. The county sits south of San Antonio — close enough to feel suburban growth pressure along the northern edge while maintaining deep agricultural and oil and gas roots across its interior. That combination — ranch land and suburban spillover — has created a volatile appraisal environment where values in some areas have moved dramatically.
In 2024, the number of protested parcels reached 6%, and informal hearings produced reductions in 47% of cases. Commercial property owners in particular saved millions. Total protest savings in 2024 topped $11 million. If you haven’t been protesting annually, you may be overpaying. File before May 15, 2026. Note: the Atascosa CAD office is in Pleasanton — the tax collection office is in Jourdanton. They are separate.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information. Office in Pleasanton.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Atascosa CAD protest procedures, online filing option, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Atascosa County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Atascosa 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 Atascosa County Tax Rates →Photo: Atascosa County Courthouse, Jourdanton, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Atascosa County | County | $0.4829/$100 |
| Charlotte ISD | School District | $1.2096/$100 |
| Jourdanton ISD | School District | $1.0198/$100 |
| Karnes City ISD | School District | $0.7960/$100 |
| Lytle ISD | School District | $1.1899/$100 |
| Pleasanton ISD | School District | $0.9035/$100 |
| Poteet ISD | School District | $1.2124/$100 |
| Somerset ISD | School District | $1.0755/$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 esearch.atascosacad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online or in person at Atascosa Central Appraisal District: 624 N. Main St., Pleasanton, TX 78064 (P.O. Box 600). 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, 1836Atascosa County is being pulled in two directions — ranching and oil on one side, suburban overspill from San Antonio on the other. In that tension, appraisals tend to rise faster than the people who live here can keep up with. The system gave property owners over $11 million in savings in 2024 alone — but only for those who filed. Most didn’t. Look up your value. File your protest before May 15. Show up to the rate hearings. What you don’t challenge, you pay for.
