Hidalgo County Appraisal District: Filing Disabled Veteran Exemptions

The Hidalgo County Appraisal District publishes no guidance of its own on the State's disabled veteran exemptions and sends readers to the Comptroller. Its quick online filing takes only the general homestead and over-65 exemptions, so a disabled veteran files form 50-114 or 50-135 through the District's portal, by mail or at its Edinburg office.

Also called: property tax, appraisal district, HCAD, 11.131, 11.22, homestead, form 50-114, form 50-135, Edinburg.

For: Veteran or service member, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Hidalgo County, TXCounty

The exemptions are the State's; the Texas entries explain them, including the 100% disabled veteran homestead (section 11.131), the partial exemption by rating (section 11.22), the surviving spouse exemptions and the five-year late filing window for a disabled veteran. Filing in Hidalgo County. The Appraisal District's site links the Comptroller's exemption pages rather than describing the exemptions. Its quick online filing link is labelled "File Exemptions - Homestead and Ov65 Only". A disabled veteran or surviving spouse files the Comptroller's form 50-114 (homestead exemptions, including the 100% exemption) or 50-135 (the partial exemption) through the District's public portal ("File your Applications", which needs an account), by mail, or at the District's office, 4405 S. Professional Drive, Edinburg, with the VA letter showing the rating or individual unemployability.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Hidalgo County Appraisal District: Filing Disabled Veteran Exemptions
Gate	Rule
10% for the partial exemption; 100% or unemployable for the homestead	The partial exemption starts at 10%. The total homestead exemption needs 100% compensation with a 100% or unemployability rating. The surviving spouse exemptions need no rating.

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Last updated 2026-10-03.

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