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Business Personal Property Rendition to be mailed soon.

Business Personal Property Rendition will be mailed out the first part of December and due back in April 15.

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Property Owner Protest Hearings are set for June

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Property Owner Protest Hearings are set for June Property owners who disagree with the Rains County Appraisal District’s appraisal of their property for local taxes or for any other action that...

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Productivity Appraisal Reduces Property Taxes on Farms and Ranches

Productivity Appraisal Reduces Property Taxes on Farms and Ranches   Texas farmers and ranchers can be granted property tax relief on their land. They may apply to the Rains County Appraisal District for agricultural...

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Disabled Veterans May Qualify to Have some of their Property Taxes Waived

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Disabled Veterans May Qualify to Have some of their Property Taxes Waived   Veterans with service-connected disability are encouraged to file an exemption form to have their 2012 property taxes lowered....

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Non-Profit and some Business Face April 30 Deadline to file for Property Tax Exemptions

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Non-Profit and some Business Face April 30 Deadline to file for Property Tax Exemptions   For Non-profit organizations to receive property tax exemptions, they must apply to the Rains County Appraisal...

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New Privacy Law Makes Some Residential Information Unavailable on Appraisal District Websites

As the result of legislation recently enacted by the 79th Texas Legislature, some information formerly carried in the property records on appraisal district websites will no longer be available over the Internet. SB 541,...

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