Property Tax Resources · Clay County, Texas
North Texas ranch and oil country just south of the Oklahoma line — where mineral wealth, agricultural land, and rural homesteads all carry a tax burden worth examining.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025 (no outstanding county bond debt reported).
🔴 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.
Clay County sits in north-central Texas along the Red River, bordered by Wichita, Archer, Montague, Jack, and Bowie counties in Oklahoma. Henrietta is the county seat. The county’s economy mixes ranching, oil and gas production, and a significant oil field equipment industry — meaning both surface and mineral properties are in play for property tax purposes. With six school districts spanning the county, which ISD you fall under dramatically affects your combined tax rate.
Mineral, utility, and industrial accounts in Clay County are appraised by Pritchard & Abbott in Fort Worth — meaning mineral owners should separately verify those valuations, as they follow a different process than surface property. The Clay County Appraisal District accepts protests for all property types through its office at claycad.org.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Clay CAD accepts protest filings. Find protest procedures and forms on the official site homepage.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Clay County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Clay County — Henrietta ISD, Petrolia CISD, Windthorst ISD, and others — 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 Clay County Tax Rates →Photo: Clay County Courthouse, Henrietta, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County | County | $0.5773/$100 |
| Bellevue ISD | School District | $1.0005/$100 |
| Bowie ISD | School District | $0.8469/$100 |
| Burkburnett ISD | School District | $1.1100/$100 |
| Gold-Burg ISD | School District | $0.6822/$100 |
| Henrietta ISD | School District | $1.1692/$100 |
| Midway ISD | School District | $0.9122/$100 |
| Petrolia CISD | School District | $0.9835/$100 |
| Windthorst ISD | School District | $0.9171/$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 claycad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File by mail or in person: Clay County Appraisal District, P.O. Box 108, Henrietta, TX 76365. CAD is open through the lunch hour. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after notice.
Recent comparable sales, purchase price, photos of condition issues, and for agricultural land — documentation of current use and productivity valuation qualification.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. Review any offer carefully before accepting.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of the CAD. Present your evidence clearly. 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, 1836Clay County ranchers and landowners along the Red River have worked this ground for generations. The mineral wealth below it and the pasture above it are both subject to appraisal — and both are subject to error. When the district’s numbers don’t reflect what the market actually shows, you have the statutory right and the founding-era moral authority to protest. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the hearings. The people setting these rates work for you — as long as you hold them to it.
