Angelina County Appraisal District: Disabled Veteran Exemptions

The exemptions are the State's (Tax Code sections 11.22 and 11.131); the Texas entries give the amounts. The district's own words: "Veterans with a service-connected disability are encouraged to file an exemption application form to have their property taxes lowered. Some veterans may even qualify for a 100 percent exemption of their taxes. Texas law provides partial exemptions for any property owned by disabled veterans or surviving spouses and surviving children of deceased disabled veterans. An applicant may claim an exemption on only one piece of property the applicant owned on Jan. 1." "The exemption amount is determined according to the percentage of service-connected disability." "A disabled veteran awarded 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or individual unemployability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the veteran's residence homestead. Surviving spouses of veterans who qualified for this exemption or who would have qualified for this exemption if it had been in effect at the time of the veteran's death are also eligible with certain restrictions." It also notes the partial exemption for a homestead donated to a disabled veteran by a charity. Deferral. "Texans who are age 65 or older or disabled, as defined by law, or who qualify for a disabled veteran exemption may postpone paying current and delinquent property taxes on their homes by signing a tax deferral affidavit"; interest still runs at 5 percent a year. The affidavit is at the district. Where. 105 Miles Way, Suite 300, Lufkin, TX 75901; mail P.O. Box 2357, Lufkin, TX 75902-2357; (936) 634-8456, weekdays 8 to 5. The district's news pages are undated reprints of older State notices, so check homestead amounts with the office.