Texas · Starr County · Local exemptions · Updated Oct 2026
Starr County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)
The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Starr County, on top of Texas’s statewide rules: what each is worth here, who qualifies, where to apply and the deadline.
What is different in Starr County
In Starr County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 11 units the Starr Central Appraisal District lists for 2025, 0 give a percentage homestead exemption, 5 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and the list does not say which non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze). Starr County itself: An over-65 exemption (yes, amount not listed); a disabled-person exemption (yes, amount not listed). It has no percentage homestead exemption. Rio Grande City Grulla ISD: A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000.
Apply at
Starr Central Appraisal District
Phone
956-487-5613
Local breaks
Starr County local option homestead exemptions, Rio Grande City Grulla ISD local option homestead exemptions, Rio Grande City local option homestead exemptions
An over-65 exemption (yes, amount not listed); a disabled-person exemption (yes, amount not listed). It has no percentage homestead exemption.
Set by
county
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Starr County. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it. Disabled amount: you meet the Social Security definition of disability. You can get the over-65 or the disabled amount from a unit, not both.
How to apply
No separate application to Starr County: file Form 50-114 once with the Starr Central Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD local option homestead exemptions
A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000.
Set by
school district
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Rio Grande City Grulla ISD.
How to apply
No separate application to Rio Grande City Grulla ISD: file Form 50-114 once with the Starr Central Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
An over-65 exemption (yes, amount not listed). It has no percentage homestead exemption.
Set by
city
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Rio Grande City. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it.
How to apply
No separate application to Rio Grande City: file Form 50-114 once with the Starr Central Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.
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Questions about property tax exemptions in Starr County
What property tax exemptions are there in Starr County?
In Starr County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 11 units the Starr Central Appraisal District lists for 2025, 0 give a percentage homestead exemption, 5 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and the list does not say which non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze). Starr County itself: An over-65 exemption (yes, amount not listed); a disabled-person exemption (yes, amount not listed). It has no percentage homestead exemption. Rio Grande City Grulla ISD: A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000. Local breaks here: Starr County local option homestead exemptions; Rio Grande City Grulla ISD local option homestead exemptions; Rio Grande City local option homestead exemptions.
Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Starr County?
Starr Central Appraisal District Phone: 956-487-5613 Address: 100 N. FM 3167, Ste. 300, Rio Grande City, TX 78582-6211. Also: Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector, which collects the property tax bill. Also: Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Assistance Division, which state agency: statewide exemption rules and forms.
When is the deadline to apply in Starr County?
Starr County local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431). Rio Grande City Grulla ISD local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431). Rio Grande City local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Do I have to reapply every year in Starr County?
Starr County local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Rio Grande City Grulla ISD local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Rio Grande City local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Starr County too?
Yes. The statewide breaks on our Texas page apply here as well, for example General Residence Homestead Exemption, Age 65 or Older or Disabled Residence Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling (tax freeze) for Age 65 or Older or Disabled. This page adds what Starr County sets or runs itself.
Good to know in Starr County
Statewide, every school district must exempt $140,000 of a homestead's value and another $60,000 for owners 65+ or disabled, and freeze school taxes for them; the amounts in the table are what each local unit adds (Texas Tax Code §11.13, §11.26).
Median effective tax rate for Starr County: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, county figures as published by Tax Foundation. The rate is property taxes paid divided by home value.