Bastrop Central Appraisal District: Disabled Veteran Exemptions

Bastrop CAD's 2026 exemption table prices the State's disabled veteran exemptions - $5,000 off market value at 10 to 29%, $7,500 at 30 to 49%, $10,000 at 50 to 69% and $12,000 at 70% or more, and the whole homestead at 100% or unemployability - and its application gate asks for a Texas driver's licence, Texas residence and a current VA award letter.

Also called: property tax, appraisal district, Bastrop CAD, disabled veteran exemption, 11.22, 11.131, unemployability, surviving spouse, award letter, Bastrop, Elgin, Smithville, Cedar Creek, Paige, McDade, Red Rock, Rockne.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Bastrop County, TXCounty

The exemptions are the State's (Tax Code sections 11.22 and 11.131); the Texas entries explain them. The Bastrop Central Appraisal District takes the applications. What the district publishes. Its 2026 exemption table: "VETERANS DISABILITY 10% - 29% -- $5,000 off market value; 30% - 49% -- $7,500 off market value; 50% - 69% -- $10,000 off market value; 70% - 100% -- $12,000 off market value; 100% Disabled Veteran/Unemployable = 100% exempt on homestead only." The same table shows Bastrop County's own local options: a $25,000 over-65 exemption for county tax and, for the county road levy, a $3,000 general homestead, $25,000 over-65 and $6,000 disabled person exemptions; there is no county-only veteran exemption. Before applying. The district's disabled veteran gate page: "You MUST have a valid drivers license. You MUST be a resident of Texas. You MUST have a current Award Letter from the Veterans Administration." The same online application serves a surviving spouse of a veteran. Where. Bastrop Central Appraisal District, P.O. Drawer 578, Bastrop, Texas 78602; (512) 303-1930, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; bastropcad.org.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Bastrop Central Appraisal District: Disabled Veteran Exemptions
Gate	Rule
10% or more for the partial exemption	Tax Code 11.22: $5,000 to $12,000 off market value from 10%. The whole homestead is exempt at 100% or for unemployability under 11.131.

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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