Property Tax Resources · Bee County, Texas
Bee County
Property Taxes
South Texas ranchland and petroleum country — where protest filings are rising and results are following.
Property Tax Resources · Bee County, Texas
South Texas ranchland and petroleum country — where protest filings are rising and results are following.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
🔴 2026 Protest Deadline: May 15, 2026 — or 30 days after your Notice of Appraised Value is mailed, whichever is later. Miss this date and you waive your right to protest.
Bee County anchors the mid-South Texas Plains, with Beeville serving as the county seat and home to a Naval Air Station that historically shaped the local economy. The county’s tax base spans ranchland, oil and gas operations, and residential property in Beeville and smaller communities. The total market value of real and personal property in Bee County reached over $5 billion in 2023 — and those numbers flow directly into your tax bill.
1,714 ARB protests were filed in Bee County in 2024; 56% of protests resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 53% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). That is a real return on a few hours of effort. If your appraisal went up — especially on residential or agricultural land — the odds favor filing a protest before May 15.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Bee County Appraisal District protest procedures and forms. Contact the district for current-year online and paper filing options.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Bee County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Bee 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 Bee County Tax Rates →Photo: Bee County Courthouse, Beeville, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Bee County | County | $0.4767/$100 |
| Beeville ISD | School District | $1.1161/$100 |
| Mathis ISD | School District | $1.1594/$100 |
| Pawnee ISD | School District | $0.6189/$100 |
| Pettus ISD | School District | $1.0346/$100 |
| Refugio ISD | School District | $0.8516/$100 |
| Skidmore-Tynan ISD | School District | $1.1922/$100 |
| Three Rivers ISD | School District | $0.7395/$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.beecad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File by mail or in person at Bee County Appraisal District: 401 N. Washington Street, Beeville, TX 78102. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable properties, your purchase price, photos of 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, 1836Bee County is working South Texas — military families, ranchers, farmers, and tradespeople who built something real on land that mattered. More than half of property owners who protested in 2024 won a reduction. The process is not reserved for lawyers or large landowners — it belongs to anyone willing to file the form and show up. Look up your value. File your protest. Hold your local officials to account. They are spending your money.
