Bowie Central Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
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Bowie Central Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- The Bowie CAD hearings resulted in a $1 million tax savings for property owners in 2023. Property owners in Bowie County have contested the taxable value of 9,600 accounts for 2023.
- In Bowie County, property tax protests had a success rate of 56% in informal hearings and 5% in formal hearings with the Appraisal Review Board (ARB).
- From 2022 to 2023, Bowie County had a 60% increase in informal hearings that resulted in lower residential taxes.
- In Bowie County, the percentage of parcels appealed increased modestly from 1% in 2021 to 1.4% in 2023.
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1,148
Average HCAD Tax Savings

Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)
Residential Property
343
Commercial Property
1,966
Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.
Single Family
Commercial / Other
Total
Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.
Single Family
Commercial / Other
Total
2023 County Appraisal District Statistics
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County:
Bowie -
Street Address:
801 North Perry St. Palestine, TX 75801-2547 -
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 279 Palestine, TX 75802-0279 -
Phone:
903-723-2949
Major Cities:
Texarkana, De Kalb, Hooks, Leary, Maud, Nash, New Boston, Redwater
Bowie County totals 888 square miles, with a population of about 91,992 in 2020. Adjacent counties include Cass, Morris, Red River, Miller, and Little River. The total market value of real and personal property in Bowie County in 2023 was $9.43 billion. Bowie County 2023 property taxes were estimated to total $137.57 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Bowie County property owners protested the appraised value of 310 houses and 650 commercial and BPP properties. Bowie County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 83% of property owners. Property tax protests in Bowie County resulted in savings of $790,000 in 2023, or $822.06per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Bowie Central Appraisal District was $2.06 million, including 21 employees.
Bowie Property Tax Values
