Texas · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026
Texas property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)
Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Texas that our guide lists, from disabled-veteran exemptions to breaks for surviving spouses. What each is worth, the VA rating it needs, the deadline and how to apply.
Short answer
The main property tax break for veterans in Texas is the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran Residence Homestead Exemption. Your whole home is exempt from property tax (100% of the value).
Your whole home is exempt from property tax (100% of the value).
Who qualifies
A veteran who gets 100% VA disability compensation for a service-connected disability and has a 100% rating or individual unemployability. A surviving spouse who has not remarried keeps it if the home was his or her homestead when the veteran died.
How to apply
Check the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran box on Form 50-114 and file it with your county appraisal district, with your VA rating and compensation letter and your driver's license or state ID.
April 30 in general. A disabled veteran can file late up to five years after the delinquency date for the taxes (Tax Code §11.439). A surviving spouse can file late up to two years after the delinquency date (Tax Code §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Up to $5,000 off the value for a 10-29% rating, $7,500 for 30-49%, $10,000 for 50-69%, and $12,000 for 70-100%. Also $12,000 if you are 65 or older with at least a 10% rating, totally blind in one or both eyes, or have lost use of a limb. It can go on any one property you own, not only your home.
Who qualifies
A Texas resident veteran with a service-connected disability rating of at least 10%. The unmarried surviving spouse and children under 18 of a disabled veteran may also qualify.
How to apply
File Form 50-135 with your county appraisal district, with your VA or military disability rating letter.
For surviving spouses of veterans and service members
These breaks are for the surviving spouse. See every break a surviving spouse in Texas can claim or keep on the surviving spouses page.
Surviving spouses
Surviving Spouse Exemptions (armed services member, first responder, or qualifying veteran)
Your whole home is exempt from property tax (100% of the value).
Who qualifies
You have not remarried and you are the surviving spouse of: a U.S. armed services member killed or fatally injured in the line of duty; a first responder killed or fatally injured in the line of duty; or a veteran who died from a condition presumed service-connected under the federal PACT Act.
How to apply
Check the matching surviving spouse box on Form 50-114 and file it with your county appraisal district, with the death certificate and proof of the death's cause (for example, a Department of Defense or VA letter).
Check the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran box on Form 50-114 and file it with your county appraisal district, with your VA rating and compensation letter and your driver's license or state ID.
Deadline: April 30 in general. A disabled veteran can file late up to five years after the delinquency date for the taxes (Tax Code §11.439). A surviving spouse can file late up to two years after the delinquency date (Tax Code §11.431).
Renewal: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Check the matching surviving spouse box on Form 50-114 and file it with your county appraisal district, with the death certificate and proof of the death's cause (for example, a Department of Defense or VA letter).
Deadline: April 30 in general. A late application is allowed up to two years after the delinquency date for the taxes (Tax Code §11.431).
Renewal: One-time; ends if you remarry.
Savings estimate for Texas
None of these breaks is one fixed dollar amount taken off your home's value, so we can't estimate the savings here. What each one is worth is on its card above.
Eligibility finder for Texas
Answer a few questions to see which property tax breaks may fit you. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.
Pre-set for veterans: you own and live in the home and are a veteran. Add your VA rating, and change any answer.
Document checklist for Texas
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Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Texas
Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Texas?
100 Percent Disabled Veteran Residence Homestead Exemption: A veteran who gets 100% VA disability compensation for a service-connected disability and has a 100% rating or individual unemployability. A surviving spouse who has not remarried keeps it if the home was his or her homestead when the veteran died. Disabled Veteran's Partial Exemption: A Texas resident veteran with a service-connected disability rating of at least 10%. The unmarried surviving spouse and children under 18 of a disabled veteran may also qualify. Surviving Spouse Exemptions (armed services member, first responder, or qualifying veteran): You have not remarried and you are the surviving spouse of: a U.S. armed services member killed or fatally injured in the line of duty; a first responder killed or fatally injured in the line of duty; or a veteran who died from a condition presumed service-connected under the federal PACT Act.
Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Texas?
Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.
When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Texas?
100 Percent Disabled Veteran Residence Homestead Exemption: April 30 in general. A disabled veteran can file late up to five years after the delinquency date for the taxes (Tax Code §11.439). A surviving spouse can file late up to two years after the delinquency date (Tax Code §11.431). Disabled Veteran's Partial Exemption: By April 30. A disabled veteran can file late up to five years after the delinquency date (Tax Code §11.439). Surviving Spouse Exemptions (armed services member, first responder, or qualifying veteran): April 30 in general. A late application is allowed up to two years after the delinquency date for the taxes (Tax Code §11.431).
Do veterans have to reapply every year in Texas?
100 Percent Disabled Veteran Residence Homestead Exemption: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Disabled Veteran's Partial Exemption: One-time, unless your rating changes or the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Surviving Spouse Exemptions (armed services member, first responder, or qualifying veteran): One-time; ends if you remarry.
Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Texas?
The appraisal district in your county (for example, the Harris Central Appraisal District) decides all homestead and veteran exemptions. You apply to that appraisal district, not to the state comptroller. For the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran Residence Homestead Exemption: Check the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran box on Form 50-114 and file it with your county appraisal district, with your VA rating and compensation letter and your driver's license or state ID.