Property Tax Resources · Fayette County, Texas
Czech and German heritage country between Houston and Austin — Fayette County’s 1.03% rate is below the state median, but rising rural land values are pushing bills steadily higher.
Sources: Population — U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 estimates; 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.
Fayette County stretches across the rolling Post Oak Savanna between Austin and Houston, with La Grange as the county seat. The county carries a deep Czech and German immigrant heritage — the oldest Wendish settlement in North America is here, and the cultural roots run through every community from Schulenburg to Weimar. Historically agricultural, Fayette County has seen land values climb as buyers from both metro areas seek rural property within a 90-minute drive.
At 1.03%, Fayette County’s effective rate is among the lower ones in Central Texas — but on land values that have risen 30–40% over the past five years in parts of the county, even a modest rate produces a substantially larger bill. Agricultural landowners who hold land under ag valuations should verify those exemptions are still properly filed. Owners who protested in 2024 succeeded in reducing their values more than half the time.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Fayette County 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 Fayette County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Fayette 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 Fayette County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | County | $0.4098/$100 |
| Fayetteville ISD | School District | $0.7517/$100 |
| Flatonia ISD | School District | $0.8237/$100 |
| Giddings ISD | School District | $0.8089/$100 |
| La Grange ISD | School District | $0.7737/$100 |
| Round Top-Carmine ISD | School District | $0.6726/$100 |
| Schulenburg ISD | School District | $0.8969/$100 |
| Smithville ISD | School District | $0.9425/$100 |
| Weimar ISD | School District | $0.8209/$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 fayettecad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Fayette County Appraisal District: 201 W. Main St., La Grange, TX 78945. 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, 1836The settlers who built Fayette County brought something the Texas founders would have recognized: a conviction that the land they worked belonged to them, and that government existed to protect that ownership — not to extract from it. The Declaration of Rights they inherited when Texas joined the Republic carried that same principle. When rising Austin and Houston money inflates rural land values beyond what local owners’ incomes can support, the protest system is exactly the mechanism the founders intended. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the hearings. This heritage is worth defending.