Gregg County, Texas · Property search, acreage, homestead, timber, minerals, business assets, protests and taxes
Match the Gregg CAD Parcel Before Trusting the Acreage, Mineral Account or Tax Balance
Gregg County property records cover Longview neighborhoods, Kilgore oil-field property, Gladewater parcels, White Oak homes, Lakeport lots, timberland, agricultural acreage, commercial buildings, business equipment, pipelines and mineral interests.
The 2026 search requires extra care. Gregg CAD warns that notice acreage may be wrong after a software conversion and that certified totals were not yet available for publication at the July 31 review.
Parcel or Property IDOwner or business nameStreet addressLegal descriptionCAD reference numberTax year
EAST TEXAS PROPERTY ROUTERVERIFYING PARCEL
GREGG CAD PROPERTY FILE2026
HOMETIMBERMINERALBUSINESS
ACCOUNT VERIFIED
ID + ACREAGE + YEAR CHECKED
SEARCH → VERIFY → DOCUMENT → ACT
Current 2026 certification warning:
at the July 31, 2026 review, Gregg CAD stated that certified totals were not available for publication. The official download page listed a 2026 preliminary roll and preliminary real-appraisal-roll summary. Confirm the status of the individual account before relying on a value.
Begin with the live property search and acreage verification. Continue for exemptions, timber, minerals, business property, protests, payments, deeds and current office details.
Official property search
Search Gregg CAD with the strongest identifier available
Reliable search order:
parcel or Property ID → owner name → simplified street name → legal description or subdivision → Advanced Search → interactive map.
Open the official Gregg CAD search
Start with the government appraisal portal rather than a paid property-data website.
Open Gregg CAD Property Search
Choose Owner, Address, ID, ARB Search or Advanced
Use ID when a parcel or account number appears on a notice, prior record or tax statement.
Select the correct appraisal year
Use 2026 for the current account or an earlier year when comparing ownership, exemptions, land use or values.
Keep owner searches simple
If a complete owner name returns nothing, use only the first or last name as the portal recommends.
Simplify the property address
Try only the street name when the full address fails. Remove the city, ZIP code, direction and street type.
Use Advanced Search to narrow broad results
Add a legal, subdivision, property type, neighbourhood or identification detail instead of opening every result.
Open every plausible related account
One owner can have a residence, business-personal-property account, mineral account, timber tract and several parcels.
Verify the parcel identity
Match owner, mailing address, situs, parcel ID, legal description, property type and map location.
Check more than the total value
Review land, improvements, acreage, exemptions, appraisal year, taxing units and prior values.
Save a dated copy
Print the account or save a PDF or screenshot before requesting a correction, filing a protest or comparing tax records.
Existing screenshot retained
Use the Gregg CAD search image to identify the correct tab
The original article contains a genuine Gregg CAD property-search screenshot, so it is retained below. Use it to recognise the search layout, then continue to the live portal for current information.
Existing Gregg CAD search screenshot retained from the current article. The live record controls current values, acreage, exemptions and deadlines.
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Owner
Use a surname, spouse, trust, estate, company or previous owner. Try one name when the full name fails.
2
Address
Enter a simplified street name when the complete postal address returns no result.
3
ID
Use the parcel or property identifier from the notice, tax statement or saved appraisal account.
4
ARB Search
Use for protest and hearing research rather than a normal owner or address lookup.
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Advanced Search
Add legal, subdivision, property-type or other details when a basic search is too broad.
The screenshot is not evidence of a current property value.
Open the live account and save a newly dated record before filing, paying or making a real-estate decision.
10 essential record attributes
Check these 10 Gregg CAD fields before relying on an account
1. Parcel or Property ID
The appraisal identifier needed for specification requests, forms, protests, map research and office calls.
2. Owner and Owner ID
The owner entry used for appraisal administration. It is not a complete deed, probate or mineral-title history.
3. Mailing and situs address
The owner’s mailing address can differ from the property location, rural road or business situs.
4. Legal description
Review the abstract, survey, subdivision, lot, block, tract, lease or other property reference.
5. Acreage
Do not rely solely on the 2026 appraisal notice because Gregg CAD has published a software-conversion warning.
6. Property type
Confirm real property, business personal property, mineral, mobile home or another specialised account.
7. Improvement details
Check building area, age, class, condition, use, additions, outbuildings and completion status.
8. Market and appraised value
Market value and the value after a homestead cap or special-use appraisal can differ.
9. Exemptions and special use
Verify homestead, age, disability, veteran, agricultural, timber, wildlife or business treatment.
10. Tax year and taxing units
Confirm the year and every county, city, school, college and emergency-services district attached to the account.
2026 software-conversion warning
Verify acreage before using it in a protest, sale or land decision
Gregg CAD states that acreage reflected on a Notice of Appraised Value may be incorrect because of a recent software conversion and should not be relied upon as accurate.
Write down the parcel ID
Copy it exactly from the appraisal notice or live property account.
Save the notice and current online record
Keep both versions when the displayed acreage differs.
Compare the legal documents
Review the recorded deed, survey, plat, metes-and-bounds description or mineral instrument.
Compare the interactive parcel map
Use the map for context, adjoining parcels and parcel shape—not as a legal survey.
Email Gregg CAD for property specifications
Include the parcel ID and describe the exact acreage or improvement question.
Email greggcad@gcad.org
Preserve the protest deadline
A specification request does not automatically extend the deadline printed on the appraisal notice.
Acreage-verification email template
Subject: Property Specification Request — Parcel ID [number]
I am reviewing the 2026 appraisal information for Parcel ID [number]. The Notice of Appraised Value shows [acreage], while my [deed, survey or prior record] shows [acreage]. Please provide the current property-specification information and explain which acreage is being used for appraisal. I have attached the relevant recorded or survey document.
Parcel verification
Use the interactive map to connect the account with the land
Search with the parcel ID or owner
A parcel identifier is normally more reliable than a rural or recently changed address.
Compare parcel shape and adjoining tracts
Check roads, subdivisions, neighbouring owners, rights-of-way and surrounding land use.
Match the legal description
Confirm that the map, appraisal account and recorded deed refer to the same parcel.
Save the map with the evidence file
Keep a dated copy with the deed, survey, notice and specification request.
CAD maps, legal descriptions and acreage are appraisal resources.
Use a recorded instrument, title professional and licensed surveyor for ownership, access or boundary decisions.
Search troubleshooting
Fix a Gregg CAD search that returns no property
Change one search variable at a time
Problem
Likely reason
Best next search
Owner name returns nothing
The record may use a spouse, estate, trust, company or abbreviated name.
Use only the first or last name, then try the parcel ID.
Street address fails
The portal may format the address differently.
Use only the street name, then add the owner or parcel ID.
Longview property is missing
The City of Longview includes property in Gregg and Harrison counties.
Confirm the county before selecting the appraisal district.
Kilgore property is missing
Kilgore extends into Gregg and Rusk counties.
Check both county assignments using the deed or official map.
Gladewater property is missing
Gladewater includes areas in Gregg, Upshur and a small part of Smith County.
Verify the county shown on the deed and tax statement.
Mineral account is not found
The mineral owner can differ from the surface owner.
Use the mineral owner, account identifier and Capitol Appraisal portal.
Business property is missing
Equipment and inventory use a separate personal-property account.
Use the business name, DBA, situs or BPP parcel number.
New owner is not shown
The County Clerk filing may still be processing in the appraisal system.
Search the seller and provide the recorded document to CAD.
Tax and appraisal records differ
The appraisal and collection systems update separately.
Match the CAD parcel ID, tax account, owner, location and year.
Local property situations
Search tips for Longview, Kilgore, Gladewater and nearby communities
Longview property
Confirm Gregg versus Harrison County and verify the school district rather than relying on the mailing city.
Kilgore property
Kilgore spans Gregg and Rusk counties. Match the county, appraisal district and tax collector before filing or paying.
Gladewater property
Gladewater includes property in Gregg, Upshur and a small portion of Smith County. Verify the parcel’s county.
White Oak home
Review the city, White Oak ISD, county and any emergency-services district on the actual account.
Lakeport or Easton
Use the legal description and parcel map when a postal address does not clearly match the city boundary.
Clarksville City or Warren City
Check the exact city and school jurisdiction because the mailing address can point to a larger nearby community.
East Mountain property
Confirm whether the parcel is in Gregg or Upshur County and identify the correct city and school entries.
Oil-field property
Separate the surface parcel, mineral interest, equipment, pipeline and industrial accounts.
Timber or rural acreage
Review the parcel ID, acreage warning, deed, management records, homesite and special-use value separately.
Value interpretation
Read market, appraised and taxable value in the correct order
STEP 1Market value
The appraisal district’s opinion of market value as of January 1.
STEP 2Appraised or productive value
The value after an applicable cap, agricultural, timber or other special treatment.
STEP 3Taxable value
The amount remaining for an individual taxing unit after applicable exemptions.
Review the property component that explains the value
Component
What to inspect
Useful evidence
Residence
Living area, age, class, condition, additions, garage and completion.
Measurements, photographs, plans, repair estimates and comparable sales.
Acreage
Total acres, homesite, legal description and land segments.
Deed, survey, plat, specification response and parcel map.
Agricultural or timber land
Qualifying acreage, intensity, management, productive value and homesite separation.
Management plan, leases, receipts, photographs and production records.
Commercial property
Class, condition, occupancy, rent, expenses, location and functional utility.
Leases, income, expenses, photographs, estimates and market data.
Business personal property
Inventory, furniture, equipment, machinery, vehicles, costs and depreciation.
Rendition, asset register, invoices, disposal records and 2026 schedules.
Homestead and 2026 fire rule
File the residence exemption directly with Gregg CAD
Standard residence homestead
Own and occupy the home, claim no other residence homestead with a spouse and provide the required Texas identification.
Trust ownership
Gregg CAD states that moving homestead ownership into a trust requires a new exemption application.
Home completely destroyed by fire
For 2026, file the temporary fire-destroyed-homestead application within 180 days after the fire date.
Find the exact residence parcel
Confirm the parcel ID, owner, physical address and appraisal year.
Use the current homestead application
Select the residence-homestead form, including age-65 or disability sections when applicable.
Attach identification
Gregg CAD states that the Texas driver-licence or state-ID address must match the residence address, subject to statutory alternatives.
Submit for free
Gregg CAD warns that filing a homestead application with the appraisal district is always free.
Save proof and verify the account
Keep the application and confirmation and later confirm that the exemption appears for the correct year.
Fire-destroyed residence deadline:
the 2026 temporary exemption application must be submitted no later than 180 days after the fire date to receive the applicable prorated exemption.
Respond when Gregg CAD sends a homestead-verification letter
Gregg CAD explains that residence-homestead eligibility must be confirmed at least once every five years. Its website currently references prior audit batches, including properties in Pine Tree, Spring Hill and White Oak school districts.
Act only on a letter addressed to the property owner
Gregg CAD says no action is necessary when the property is not scheduled and no review request was received.
Read the response deadline
Do not put the letter aside while waiting for the next appraisal notice.
Prepare valid identification
The district states that the identification address must match the physical homestead address.
Submit through the stated method
Keep a complete copy and proof that Gregg CAD received the response.
Respond to a certified cancellation letter immediately
Gregg CAD states that failure to answer the initial letter can begin the exemption-cancellation process.
Agricultural, timber and wildlife appraisal
Prove productive use rather than relying on rural appearance
Gregg CAD states that agricultural, timber, wildlife and beekeeping treatment is a special valuation based on productive use. It is not a general exemption from taxation.
Timber
Having trees alone does not qualify. The land must be actively devoted to timber production for income.
Agriculture
Possible uses include hay, beekeeping, orchard or vineyard, truck crops and qualifying grazing pasture.
Wildlife management
A written management plan and annual reporting are required to maintain qualifying wildlife treatment.
Verify the parcel and acreage
Compare the parcel ID, notice, deed, survey and the district’s specification response.
Review the local intensity schedule
Use Gregg County standards rather than copying requirements from another county.
Document the time history
The property generally must satisfy the applicable use history and current intensity requirements.
Use the correct form
Download the 1-d-1 agricultural, timber, wildlife or restricted-use application.
Open Gregg CAD Land Forms
Prepare supporting evidence
Gregg CAD lists leases, feed, fertilizer, parts, supplies, veterinary bills, timber contracts, forestry work and photographs as possible evidence.
Attach a management plan when required
Timber and wildlife applications require a qualifying management plan.
Separate the homesite
A residence and surrounding nonproductive area do not receive the productive valuation merely because the larger tract qualifies.
Reapply after a purchase
Gregg CAD states that special-use valuation does not automatically transfer to a new owner.
Local deadline rule:
applications are normally due April 30. Gregg CAD says a late application can be filed before ARB approval of the appraisal records, with a 10% penalty for the first year.
Hobby farming, personal gardens, show animals or simply owning horses do not independently establish qualification. The primary land use and local intensity standard control.
Review the new $125,000 exemption and initial filing requirement
Gregg CAD states that, effective January 1, 2026, qualifying tangible personal property held or used to produce income can receive an exemption of $125,000 from appraised value in each separate taxing unit where the property has taxable situs.
An initial filing is still required.
Gregg CAD says a timely rendition or property report containing a certification that the owner reasonably believes the value is not more than $125,000 must be filed.
Business legal name and DBA
BPP parcel or account number
January 1 business location
Furniture and fixtures
Machinery and equipment
Computers, tools and vehicles
Inventory and supplies
Leased or consigned property
Acquisition dates and original costs
Owner certification and proof of filing
Locate the business-personal-property account
Do not use the landlord’s real-estate account for tenant-owned assets.
Prepare a January 1 asset list
Identify property owned, managed, leased or controlled at the Gregg County business location.
Use the 2026 depreciation schedules
Gregg CAD posts separate personal-property and vehicle schedules.
Open 2026 BPP Information
File the correct rendition or property report
Use the online forms system or the official paper rendition.
Keep the certification
Preserve the filed report and the basis for the owner’s value belief.
Review future-year filing requirements
Gregg CAD states that an annual rendition may not be required in later years while the owner reasonably believes the value remains below the threshold.
Most 2026 renditions were due April 15. A timely written extension generally moved the deadline to May 15.
Send documented ownership changes to the mineral-account contact
Gregg CAD directs mineral ownership, ownership-change and address-change requests to Priscilla Weston with Capitol Appraisal Group at priscilla@cagi.com.
Locate the mineral account
Search the mineral owner, account or parcel information rather than assuming the surface owner is also the mineral owner.
Confirm the appraisal year and interest
Match the owner, lease or unit name, legal description and interest information.
Obtain recorded legal documents
Prepare the mineral deed, assignment, probate instrument, affidavit or other filed evidence.
Email the mineral-account contact
Gregg CAD requires filed legal documents and any additional documents supporting the claim.
Email priscilla@cagi.com
Keep surface and mineral research separate
A surface-property deed does not necessarily establish ownership of a severed mineral interest.
Confirm the update afterward
Recheck the appropriate appraisal or mineral portal and tax year.
An appraisal or mineral-tax account is not a mineral-title opinion.
Use a qualified title professional or Texas lawyer when legal ownership, royalty interests, leases or severances matter.
Incorrect ag or timber treatment
Prepare the application, management plan, use history, receipts, leases and photographs.
Incorrect tax balance
Contact the Gregg County Tax Office with the account, year and payment receipt.
A correction request does not automatically preserve the appraisal-protest deadline.
File the appropriate protest or correction motion when the issue remains unresolved.
Forms and exemptions
Use the form that matches the property and qualification
Residence homestead
General, age-65, disability, surviving-spouse and related residence applications.
Disabled veteran
Veteran and survivor applications requiring the applicable VA or service documentation.
Fire or disaster
Temporary residence-homestead exemption for a home destroyed by fire and disaster-damage forms.
Agriculture and timber
1-d-1, timber, wildlife, beekeeping, restricted-use and management-plan documents.
Business property
Renditions, extension requests, penalty-waiver requests, dealer statements and correction forms.
Protests and appeals
Notice of Protest, hearing-evidence affidavit, agent appointment and arbitration forms.
Use the taxpayer portal for current Gregg CAD online appeals
The online protest moved.
Gregg CAD’s former eProtest page now directs taxpayers to portal.gcad.org to review property details, communications and online appeals.
Usual deadline:
most protests are due by May 15 or 30 days after delivery of the Notice of Appraised Value, whichever is later. Follow the date on the notice.
Save the appraisal notice and live property account
Keep the parcel ID, proposed value, prior value, acreage, exemptions and filing deadline.
Identify the exact protest issue
Possible issues include market value, unequal appraisal, incorrect acreage, improvements, exemption, ag or timber treatment, ownership or another CAD action.
Register before the deadline
Portal registration can remain pending until CAD approval. Do not wait until the final filing hour.
Match the correct parcel and year
Verify the owner, parcel ID, legal description and appraisal year before starting the appeal.
Save the filing confirmation
Keep the portal receipt, email, submitted protest and uploaded evidence.
Request and review the district evidence
Compare the CAD sales, equity comparables, photographs, schedules and property specifications with your records.
Build a focused evidence packet
Use adjusted sales, unequal-appraisal examples, photographs, repair estimates, closing documents, survey or acreage evidence.
Attempt an informal resolution
State the requested correction and review any proposed agreement before accepting it.
Read the final ARB order
Preserve the order and promptly review any arbitration or court deadline.
Evidence matched to common Gregg County protest issues
Issue
Useful evidence
Common mistake
Residence value
Adjusted comparable sales, measurements, photographs and repair estimates.
Comparing only unadjusted sale prices.
Acreage
Deed, survey, plat, parcel map and CAD specification response.
Relying only on the acreage printed on the notice.
Timber or agricultural land
Management plan, receipts, leases, use history, maps and photographs.
Arguing that rural appearance alone proves qualification.
Business personal property
Asset register, invoices, acquisition dates, disposal records and depreciation schedules.
Submitting only a requested total without identifying disputed assets.
Mineral account
Recorded mineral instruments, account data, production or lease information and ownership documents.
Using the surface-property deed as the only proof.
After the ordinary deadline
Ask which late-filing or correction process remains available
As of July 31, 2026, the normal protest deadline has passed for many owners. Contact Gregg CAD before submitting an ordinary protest and identify the specific late or correction provision involved.
Possible procedures after the normal filing date
Procedure
Possible use
Immediate action
Good-cause late protest
A qualifying circumstance prevented timely filing.
Contact CAD immediately and document the reason.
Failure to receive required notice
A legally required appraisal or hearing notice was not delivered.
Ask about the notice-related hearing and payment conditions.
Appraisal-roll correction
A qualifying clerical, ownership, multiple-appraisal or statutory error exists.
Identify the exact error and request the correct motion form.
Late exemption application
The owner qualified but missed the normal application date.
File promptly and ask whether a penalty or year limit applies.
Late ag or timber application
The request is filed before ARB approval of the records.
Submit the complete application and supporting history immediately.
Rendition penalty waiver
The owner received a business-personal-property rendition penalty.
Gregg CAD lists a waiver-request deadline of 30 days after penalty notification.
Appraisal Review Board
Prepare for the formal Gregg County ARB hearing
The ARB is independent from the appraisal office and can act only on matters properly presented through a protest, challenge or correction motion.
Hearing notice and parcel ID
One-page requested-result summary
Notice of Appraised Value
District evidence packet
Comparable or equity table
Deed, survey or acreage evidence
Numbered photographs and estimates
Copy of every submitted exhibit
Listed ARB leadership
Mark Armstrong, Chairman; Ashly Lloyd, Secretary.
Listed board members
Gary B. Taylor, Brett Hall, Griff Hubbard, Roy Metzger, Johnny King, Jim Bolton and Gaylon Butler.
Auxiliary members
David Smith and Breneda Mathis are listed as auxiliary members.
Gregg CAD publishes 2026 hearing procedures. Owners who need an interpreter, sign-language assistance or accessibility accommodation should contact the Taxpayer Liaison Officer in writing with advance notice.
Create an account or sign in
Use a monitored email address and a secure password.
Allow time for CAD approval
The portal can display “Approval Pending” while registration is reviewed.
Match the correct property
Confirm the owner, parcel ID, legal description and appraisal year.
Review confidential evidence carefully
The portal warns that protected sales information must remain with the owner or agent and be used only as permitted for the protest.
Save every portal confirmation
Keep registration, application, communication and appeal receipts.
An electronic-communication election remains effective until rescinded in writing. File the required request with each applicable tax official rather than assuming one election covers every office.
Property-tax search and payment
Use the Gregg County Tax Office for balances, payments and receipts
Choose the strongest search field
The portal accepts owner name, property address, account number, CAD reference number or fiduciary number.
Use the portal’s formatting
Enter owner names last-name first. For an address, use the beginning of the property location.
Add a second search criterion when needed
Narrow a common owner with the property address, account or CAD reference number.
Open the complete tax account
Match the owner, property location, appraisal reference, tax year and taxing units.
Review every year and balance
Check current, prior, partial and delinquent amounts.
Add the correct account to the shopping cart
The portal permits up to 50 accounts in one payment session.
Review the payment fee
Confirm the method, fee and final total before authorising the transaction.
Save the receipt
Keep the account, tax year, amount, date and confirmation number.
Verify that the payment posted
Reopen the account after processing and confirm the correct years were credited.
Online payment fees displayed at the July 31, 2026 review
Payment method
Displayed fee
Practical note
Credit card
2.2%, minimum $1
Review the final checkout total before authorising.
Debit card up to $75
2.2%, minimum $1
The portal applies a different fee above $75.
Debit card over $75
$1.75 per transaction
Verify the portal still displays this amount at checkout.
Electronic check
$1 per transaction
Confirm routing and account numbers before submission.
Returned payment
$30
A returned item can also affect delinquency and collection status.
Avoid duplicate payments.
Gregg County warns against replacing a mailed payment with cash, card or another check merely because the original check has not yet cleared.
Payment options
Check eligibility before using the four-installment plan
The Tax Office lists a four-installment option for qualifying over-65 homesteads, disability homesteads and disabled-veteran homesteads.
First payment
Due by January 31.
Second payment
Due by March 31.
Third payment
Due by May 31.
Fourth payment
Due by July 31.
A late instalment can become delinquent and incur penalty and interest. Confirm eligibility, amounts and due dates with the Tax Office before paying less than the full balance.
Do not use one combined Gregg County rate for every property
School districts
Gladewater, Kilgore, Longview, Pine Tree, Sabine, Spring Hill or White Oak ISD can apply based on location.
Cities
Longview, Kilgore, Gladewater, White Oak, Lakeport, Clarksville City, Easton, Warren City or East Mountain can appear.
County and college
Gregg County and Kilgore College District can appear as separate taxing units.
Emergency services
Gregg County Emergency Services District 1, 2 or 3 can apply based on parcel location.
Cross-county communities
A city name does not prove the property belongs to Gregg County. Verify Longview, Kilgore, Gladewater and East Mountain carefully.
Truth in Taxation
Use the current tax-notice database as local entities propose and adopt 2026 rates.
The county Tax Office rate page displayed 2025 rates as its newest posted rate set at the July 31, 2026 review.
Do not present a 2025 rate as the final 2026 rate.
Search all likely party names
Try current and prior owners, spouses, trusts, estates, companies, lenders and spelling variations.
Review the document type
Look for deeds, deeds of trust, releases, liens, easements, assignments, mineral instruments and plats.
Match the legal description
Confirm that the instrument refers to the same abstract, survey, subdivision, lot, block or tract as the CAD account.
Choose a plain or certified copy
Ask the receiving party which version is required before ordering.
Consider the fraud-alert service
The Clerk page links an optional property-fraud alert that can notify registrants when a matching name appears in a new filing.
Selected Gregg County Clerk fees effective September 1, 2025
Service
Published fee
Practical note
Real-property recording, first page
$25
The document must be an original or original certified copy with proper acknowledgement.
Each additional recorded page
$4
Visible marks on the front or back can affect page counting.
Names over the first five
$0.25 each
Applies to additional indexed names.
Plat or map recording
$75 for one page
An original tax certificate showing all taxes paid is required.
Paper copy
$1 per page
Confirm the total page count before ordering.
Electronic real-property record
$1.50 per document
Use the current Clerk system and verify any platform fee.
Certified copy
$1 per page plus $5 certification
Ask whether certification is actually required.
The CAD owner field and County Clerk index do not replace a title examination.
Use a title company or qualified Texas lawyer when ownership defects, liens, easements, probate or mineral rights affect a transaction.
Public-information requests
Request existing Gregg CAD records in writing
A Texas Public Information Act request must describe the existing records in enough detail for Gregg CAD to identify and locate them. The district is not required to create a new record, perform legal research or answer general questions.
Search the public portal first
Save the appraisal account, map, report or download already available online.
Describe the existing record
Include the parcel ID, appraisal year, owner, property location, record type and date range.
State whether you want inspection, copies or both
Do not phrase the request as a question requiring a new explanation.
Submit the written request
Gregg CAD accepts requests by mail, fax, email or in person.
Send it to the Public Information Officer
Stephanie Rhodes, email srhodes@gcad.org, phone 903-238-8823, fax 903-238-8829.
Appraisal and qualification date
Ownership, condition, use, business assets and many exemption qualifications are generally evaluated as of January 1.
Most business renditions
Most 2026 business-personal-property renditions were due, subject to a timely written extension.
Many exemption, agricultural and timber applications
Gregg CAD’s normal land-use filing date was April 30, with certain late-filing provisions.
Most appraisal protests
File by May 15 or 30 days after delivery of the appraisal notice, whichever is later.
Normal ARB approval target
Appraisal records are generally approved by July 20, subject to unresolved-value requirements.
Normal certification target
The chief appraiser generally certifies the appraisal roll to taxing units by late July.
Fourth qualifying tax instalment
The county’s four-payment plan lists July 31 as the fourth instalment deadline.
Tax-rate proposal and adoption
Taxing units publish notices, hold hearings and adopt 2026 rates.
Tax statements generally begin
Bills are prepared after appraisal-roll certification and adoption of taxing-unit rates.
Normal 2026 tax-year payment timing
January 31, 2027 falls on a Sunday. Under the Texas next-business-day rule, a normal payment should generally remain timely on Monday, February 1, 2027. Follow the statement.
The individual appraisal notice, tax statement or ARB order controls.
Supplemental accounts, corrected notices, disaster applications and other circumstances can create different deadlines.
Verified local contacts
Gregg County appraisal, tax and recorded-property offices
Gregg County Appraisal District
4367 W. Loop 281
Longview, Texas 75604
The county department page identifies the parking facility as 100 E. Methvin Street. The Texas Comptroller directory lists 101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 110.
Call collections before travelling to confirm the entrance and service location.
Gregg County Clerk
Michelle Gilley
Gregg County Courthouse
101 E. Methvin Street, Suite 200
Longview, Texas 75601
Call before travelling for a deadline-sensitive task.
Confirm holiday closures, identification requirements, accepted payment methods, translator arrangements and whether the issue belongs to CAD, the Tax Office, County Clerk or mineral-account contractor.
Official action links
Official Gregg County property resources
Gregg CAD website
Official notices, contacts, forms, reports, maps and 2026 updates.
1. What is the official Gregg County Appraisal District website?
The official website is gcad.org. Use it for current appraisal notices, forms, maps, taxpayer services and district contacts.
2. How do I search Gregg County property records?
Open esearch.gcad.org and search by owner, address, ID or Advanced Search. Simplify the name or address when a complete search fails.
3. Why does Gregg CAD warn owners about acreage?
Gregg CAD states that acreage on the Notice of Appraised Value may be wrong because of a software conversion. Email the district with the parcel ID for property-specification information.
4. Are Gregg CAD 2026 values certified?
At the July 31, 2026 review, the district stated that certified totals were not available for publication. The download page listed preliminary 2026 roll information.
8. What changed for business personal property in 2026?
Gregg CAD states that qualifying income-producing tangible personal property can receive a $125,000 exemption from appraised value in each applicable taxing unit, subject to the required timely initial filing and certification.
9. Where can I search Gregg County deeds and liens?
