Bosque County, Texas · Meridian, Clifton, Valley Mills, Lake Whitney, Morgan, Kopperl, Iredell, Walnut Springs and rural land
Search Bosque CAD Records and Match the Lake Lot, Ranch Tract, Tax Bill and Deed
Bosque County property research can involve a Meridian residence, Clifton business, Valley Mills acreage, Lake Whitney property, mobile home, wildlife tract, ranch, condominium, inherited land or a business-personal-property account.
This rebuilt guide connects the official Bosque CAD search, parcel map, online protest portal, homestead forms, agricultural and wildlife requirements, Tax Office payment system and County Clerk land records.
Property IDGeographic IDOwner, trust or estateAbstract or subdivisionStreet without extra wording
Appraisal value, legal ownership and tax payment are maintained in different records.
Bosque CAD handles appraisal records, exemptions, special valuations and protests. The Tax Assessor-Collector handles bills and payments for the units served by that office. The County Clerk maintains recorded deeds, liens, plats and other ownership documents.
2026 search status
The live search currently labels displayed 2026 values as preliminary and subject to change.
CAD office
9293 Highway 6, Meridian, Texas 76665.
CAD contact
254-435-2304 and feedback@BosqueCAD.com.
2026 protest date
May 21, 2026, or 30 days after a later notice date.
Last reviewed
Official property, tax and Clerk resources reviewed July 28, 2026.
Start with the correct office
Which Bosque County property task are you completing?
OWNER, VALUE OR PROPERTY DETAILSUse Bosque CAD Property Search
Find the property ID, geographic ID, owner display, legal description, improvements, exemptions and appraisal values.
Search and account verification come first. Exemptions, agricultural use, protests, taxes, deeds and buyer checks follow.
Official appraisal-record lookup
Search Bosque CAD by owner, address, property ID or Advanced Search
Best search order:
Use the property ID when available. Otherwise search the owner surname or simplified address, then switch to geographic ID, abstract, subdivision or another Advanced Search field.
Prepare the strongest identifiers
Property ID from an appraisal notice or prior property page
Geographic ID when displayed on an existing account
Current owner, previous owner, trust, estate or company
Street number and main street or county-road name
Abstract, subdivision, condominium or neighbourhood
Mobile-home park, DBA, owner ID or property type
Open the official Bosque CAD property search
Use the district’s live database instead of a copied owner-search or real-estate website.
Open Bosque CAD Property Search
Choose Owner, Address or ID
Use the tab matching the most reliable information you already have.
Search a name with fewer words
The official search advises using only the first or last name when a complete name returns no result.
Simplify an unsuccessful address
Try only the main street name. Remove city, state, ZIP code, punctuation and uncertain direction wording.
Use Advanced Search for difficult property
Add an abstract, subdivision, condominium, mobile-home park, property type, neighbourhood, geographic ID, owner ID or DBA.
Use one reliable filter at a time
Combining an accurate owner name with an incorrect address or subdivision can hide the correct result.
Open every plausible account
One owner can have separate residence, lake lot, agricultural tract, mobile home, mineral or business-property records.
Verify at least three identifiers
Compare the property ID, geographic ID, owner, situs address, legal description, acreage, property type and map location.
Review the complete property page
Check the selected year, values, exemptions, land, improvements, taxing jurisdictions and value history.
Save a dated copy before acting
Retain a screenshot or PDF before filing, protesting, contacting an office, paying or comparing property.
Local search tip:
A Lake Whitney, ranch, county-road or rural property can use a subdivision, abstract, tract or geographic ID that differs from the postal address. Search both the land account and any separate mobile-home, lake-lot or improvement account.
Existing property-search image retained
Use the Bosque CAD screenshot to choose the correct search route
The useful Bosque CAD image from the existing article remains. It shows the live system’s main Search, ARB Search and Advanced Search routes and its warning that the database is for appraisal values rather than final tax bills.
Existing Bosque CAD property-search image. Use the live official portal for current values, notices, exemptions and account details.
Search
Enter a property ID, owner name or simple address keyword for the quickest lookup.
ARB Search
Use this route for hearing date, informal date, formal date, agent or board-related search fields.
Advanced Search
Narrow a difficult result by abstract, subdivision, mobile-home park, property type, neighbourhood, owner ID or geographic ID.
The yellow message at the top matters:
The appraisal search contains value information. Estimated taxes, proposed rates and rate-adoption information belong in the official Truth in Taxation system.
Understand what the Bosque CAD record does and does not prove
Use the appraisal account to identify the property, then verify title and payment records separately
Field
What it helps identify
What it does not establish
Best next action
Property ID
The appraisal account used for values, exemptions, forms and protests.
The County Clerk document number or tax-payment confirmation.
Save it for CAD and Tax Office questions.
Geographic ID
The district’s geographic reference for the account.
A surveyed boundary or recorded acreage.
Compare it with GIS, the deed and a survey.
Owner name
The owner currently displayed for appraisal administration.
Complete title, heirship, lien priority or every ownership interest.
Search County Clerk land records.
Situs address
The physical or assigned property location.
The legal boundary, lake access, easement or full deed description.
Check the legal description, map, plat and survey.
Legal description
The lot, block, subdivision, abstract, survey, tract or acreage.
That the abbreviated CAD wording is complete for a legal filing.
Match it with the recorded deed.
Land and improvements
How the property is described and valued for appraisal purposes.
That size, age, condition, features or construction quality are correct.
Document inaccurate property characteristics.
Market value
Bosque CAD’s January 1 estimate of open-market value.
The sale price, lender value or final tax bill.
Review appraisal evidence and comparable properties.
Appraised value
Value after a homestead, circuit-breaker or special-appraisal limitation.
That the market-value estimate is correct.
Compare market and appraised values separately.
Exemptions
Homestead, senior, disability, veteran or another approved benefit.
That every taxing unit grants the same reduction.
Review each unit’s taxable value.
Taxing jurisdictions
County, school, city, hospital, ESD and groundwater entities.
Which office collects every line or the current amount due.
Read the tax statement and verify the collector.
The search disclaimer should not be ignored.
Bosque CAD states that legal descriptions and acreage are maintained for appraisal-district use and must be verified before use in legal documents.
No-result troubleshooting
Fix common Bosque CAD search problems
Change one search method at a time before assuming the account is missing
Problem
Likely reason
What to try next
Full owner name returns nothing
The account may use surname-first order, initials, a spouse, trust, estate, company or prior owner.
Search only the first or last name or main entity word.
Complete address returns nothing
The situs format may differ from the postal or online-map address.
Use only the main street or county-road name.
Lake Whitney property is unclear
The account may use a subdivision, lot, owner, geographic ID or separate land account.
Use Advanced Search and GIS.
Rural tract has no normal address
The land may be indexed by abstract, survey, tract, owner or acreage.
Search the owner, abstract and legal description.
One owner has several accounts
The owner may have a residence, ranch land, lake lot, mobile home, mineral or business account.
Compare every property ID and legal description.
Mobile home is not with the land
The home and underlying land may be separately owned or appraised.
Search Mobile Home and Real property types separately.
Recent buyer is not displayed
Deed recording and appraisal ownership maintenance are separate processes.
Confirm the recording and contact Bosque CAD.
Tax payment is missing from CAD
The CAD database is not the Tax Office payment ledger.
Use the official Bosque County tax search.
2026 values show “preliminary”
The live search disclaimer may remain until the database is updated after certification.
Verify current roll status with Bosque CAD before relying on the value.
Useful CAD call script:
“I am trying to identify the account for [owner, address or legal description]. I searched by [methods]. Can you confirm the property ID, geographic ID, property type and whether an ownership, exemption or mapping update is pending?”
Use the Bosque CAD interactive map without treating it as a survey
Find the appraisal account first
Save the property ID, geographic ID, owner, legal description, acreage and subdivision or abstract.
Open the official interactive map
The map is linked directly by Bosque CAD for parcel and nearby-property research.
Open Bosque CAD Interactive Map
Use a supported modern browser
The map may display an unsupported-browser message in outdated or compatibility modes. Open it in a current Chrome or Firefox browser.
Locate the general area
Use Meridian, Clifton, Valley Mills, Lake Whitney, Morgan, Kopperl, Iredell, Walnut Springs, Cranfills Gap, highways and county roads.
Select the likely parcel
Compare the map result with the property ID, geographic ID, owner, subdivision, abstract and acreage.
Check adjoining accounts
A residence, lake lot, access tract, acreage, mobile home or common area can have its own appraisal record.
Use controlling documents for precision
Obtain the deed, recorded plat, easement documents and licensed survey before relying on a line, acreage or access conclusion.
Lake Whitney property
Match the subdivision, lot, separate waterfront or access tract, flood information and recorded restrictions.
Ranch or open-space land
Use the abstract, survey, legal acreage, county road, adjoining tracts and qualifying land-use history.
Mobile home
Determine whether the home and land share an account or are separately appraised and owned.
Map limitation:
A GIS parcel line is not a licensed survey, flood determination, proof of lake access, title opinion or legal interpretation of the deed.
Appraisal value, limitations and final tax bill
Follow a Bosque County value from January 1 to the collector
Market valueJanuary 1 appraisal estimate
Appraised valueApplicable limitation or special value
Taxable valueExemptions applied by taxing unit
Tax billTaxable value multiplied by adopted rates
Bosque CAD appraises
The district discovers, lists and appraises real and business-personal property and administers exemptions and special-use valuations.
Local units adopt rates
The county, cities, school districts, hospital district, ESD and groundwater district independently adopt tax rates.
Collectors issue bills
The Tax Office or another listed collector applies certified values, exemptions and adopted rates.
Texas school districts currently provide a $140,000 general residence-homestead exemption. A qualifying owner who is age 65 or older or disabled can receive an additional $60,000 school exemption.
2026 non-homestead circuit breaker:
Eligible non-homestead real property valued at $5.32 million or less can receive the temporary 20% appraisal limitation, subject to statutory exclusions and ownership requirements. The current law expires December 31, 2026 unless extended.
Published 2025 rates for prior-year comparison
Use these only as prior-year references; verify final 2026 adopted rates later
Taxing entity
Published 2025 rate per $100
2026 action
Bosque County
$0.341000
Review the county’s final adopted rate and account-specific taxable value.
Bosque County Hospital District
$0.093240
Verify the hospital exemption and taxable-value line.
Emergency Services District
$0.031000
Confirm that the parcel lies within the listed ESD.
Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
$0.005950
Review the current groundwater-district rate.
Cross-county school warning:
Some Bosque County parcels are associated with Hico, Jonesboro or China Spring ISD. Verify the county line, school boundary, appraisal account and collector before estimating taxes.
Use current Bosque CAD forms and keep proof of submission
Identification requirement:
Bosque CAD states that homestead applications must include the applicant’s Texas driver licence, Texas identification certificate or other information required by the Property Tax Code.
Find the exact property account
Save the property ID, geographic ID, owner, situs address and legal description.
Open the official forms library
Use the current district-linked form rather than a prior-year copy.
Open Bosque CAD Forms
Select the application matching the owner
Use the residence-homestead, age-65, disability, veteran, surviving-spouse, deferral or other applicable form.
Read the identification rules
The driver-licence or identification address normally must match the primary residence unless a statutory exception applies.
Add situation-specific documents
A trust, heir property, active-duty military owner, manufactured home, disability or veteran filing can require additional evidence.
Submit by an accepted method
Bosque CAD accepts exemption applications by mail, email or delivery to the office.
Protect a mailed deadline
Mail early, request a counter postmark or use Certified Mail because USPS postmark timing changed in 2026.
Keep the complete filing copy
Retain the signed application, attachments, submission date and delivery proof.
Allow for application review
Bosque CAD states that action on an exemption application generally occurs four to six weeks after receipt.
Verify the benefit later
Reopen the property record and confirm the exemption and taxable values for the correct year.
Prepare documents based on the owner or property situation
Situation
Starting form
What to prepare
Primary residence
General Residence Homestead Application
Property ID, ownership, occupancy information and matching identification.
Age 65 or disabled owner
Residence application with the qualifying section
Age or disability evidence and homestead information.
Disabled veteran or survivor
Disabled Veteran or Survivor Application
VA award documentation and ownership information.
Heir-property residence
Residence Homestead Application and affidavits
Death certificate, heirship evidence, utility records and available ownership documents.
Tax deferral
Applicable deferral affidavit
Homestead status and age, disability or value-increase qualification evidence.
Local exemption check:
Bosque County Hospital District currently publishes a 10% local general-homestead option with a $5,000 minimum and separate age-65 and disability amounts. Review the live account because local benefits differ by taxing unit.
Agricultural, beekeeping, timber and wildlife appraisal
Document the actual use of Bosque County rural land
Rural acreage, livestock, trees or beehives do not automatically qualify land for productivity appraisal. Bosque CAD reviews use history, acreage, intensity and current agricultural activity and may inspect the property.
Every property ID included in the operation
Deed, survey, legal description and acreage
Agricultural-use history
Livestock, crop, hay, timber or bee records
Leases, receipts, invoices and production evidence
Dated photographs showing actual use
Wildlife-management plan and annual report
Evidence of access, water, terrain or unusable land
Identify each tract separately
One farm, ranch, timber or wildlife operation may contain several property IDs and legal descriptions.
Complete the 1-d-1 application
Submit the official agricultural application for agricultural or wildlife-management use.
Add the required questionnaire
Bosque CAD requires its agricultural questionnaire with the application. Beekeeping applicants must also include the bee questionnaire.
Document land-use history
Explain what is produced, the acreage involved, the management practices and the years of qualifying use.
Prepare for appraisal review or inspection
A new application normally triggers review of the property record and can lead to an on-site inspection.
Meet wildlife-conversion requirements
Wildlife management generally requires the land to have prior qualifying agricultural appraisal and the required five-year history.
Submit the wildlife plan
Include the wildlife-management plan with the agricultural application.
File the annual wildlife report
Bosque CAD states that the annual report must be provided each year while the land receives wildlife-management use.
Review market and productivity values separately
Approved land can retain a higher market-value field while being appraised at a lower productivity value.
Change-of-use warning:
Bosque CAD conducts rollback determinations when qualifying agricultural use changes. Investigate the current liability before developing, subdividing or materially changing the land.
Business-personal-property rendition
Keep taxable business assets separate from the land and building
Most business-personal-property renditions are due April 15. A timely written request generally extends the deadline to May 15, subject to any additional good-cause provision.
Business-personal-property account
Legal business name, DBA and owner
Physical location of taxable assets
January 1 inventory
Furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment
Original cost and acquisition year
Leased, disposed or relocated assets
Filing and extension confirmation
Search the Personal property type
Try the legal business name, DBA, owner, physical location and property ID.
Separate business assets from real estate
A commercial land-and-building account normally does not include every item of inventory or equipment.
Reconcile assets as of January 1
Document property acquired, sold, moved, disposed of or leased before the appraisal date.
Use the current rendition form
Bosque CAD provides general personal-property, dealer, manufactured-housing, vessel and other rendition forms.
Review the 2026 depreciation schedule
Compare the district’s current schedule with acquisition year, condition and asset type.
Open Bosque CAD Resources
Consider the current small-business exemption
Texas currently exempts business personal property with a total taxable value of $125,000 or less in a taxing unit, but owners should still review current rendition and exemption instructions.
Retain filing proof
Save the complete rendition, asset schedule, extension request and delivery evidence.
Compare the appraisal notice with the rendition
Check the account, owner, location, asset description and proposed value.
Penalty risk:
A late rendition can result in a penalty equal to 10% of the taxes ultimately imposed on the property. More serious penalties can apply to fraudulent reporting.
Online filing, informal meeting and ARB hearing
Use Bosque CAD’s 2026 protest process and preserve account-specific deadlines
Published 2026 deadline:
Bosque CAD announced May 21, 2026 as the standard protest deadline, or the 30th day after the date shown on a later notice, whichever is later.
Current-date warning:
The standard deadline has passed. A supplemental notice, exemption denial, ownership decision or another qualifying action can create a different deadline. Read the exact document before assuming no remedy remains.
Open and verify the correct property account
Confirm the year, property ID, owner, legal description, acreage, market value and exemptions.
Open the official online protest portal
Use the instructions and access information associated with the appraisal notice.
Open Bosque CAD Online Protest
Select the exact protest issue
Separate market value, unequal appraisal, incorrect facts, exemption, ownership, agricultural, wildlife and BPP issues.
State a supportable requested value or correction
Explain the specific result requested rather than stating only that the tax bill is high.
Upload evidence through the portal
Online filers can upload evidence and review settlement offers through their account.
Save proof of filing
Retain the confirmation, submission date, account, protest reason and uploaded-document list.
Request an expedited hearing when appropriate
Bosque CAD’s 2026 notice explains that an owner may request expedited scheduling by waiving the normal 15-day hearing-notice period.
Prepare for the scheduled informal meeting
Under the 2026 process, owners requesting an informal meeting receive a specific date and time to meet with an appraiser.
Review the district’s evidence
Compare its sales, equity properties, land class, neighbourhood, condition and adjustments with the subject.
Attend the ARB hearing unless resolved
An unresolved informal meeting proceeds to the independent Bosque Appraisal Review Board.
Use acreage, access, terrain, agricultural use, water, improvements and relevant rural comparisons.
Incorrect property data
Provide measurements, photographs, permits, plans, surveys or other proof tied to the January 1 appraisal date.
Bosque CAD also accepts protests and evidence by mail and through the drop box outside the office at 9293 Highway 6 in Meridian.
Tax lookup, payment and receipt verification
Move from the Bosque CAD account to the official Tax Office record
Match the tax year before paying.
The Tax Office estimator currently uses 2025 rates. A 2026 appraisal value or proposed rate is not yet the same as an issued 2026 tax bill.
Save the CAD property information
Record the property ID, owner, situs address, legal description and appraisal year.
Open the official Bosque County tax search
Avoid sponsored payment links and unsolicited email or text links.
Open Bosque County Tax Search
Select the strongest search field
The portal supports account number, owner name, mailing address, owner ID, property address, appraisal-district number, statement number and legal description.
Use the required account-number format
The portal’s example uses dashes within the account number, such as 126-0586-00010.
Format the owner name correctly
Enter the last name followed by a space and the first name or initial.
Simplify the property address
Enter the street number and street name without Avenue, Lane, Drive or a direction when the complete address fails.
Select the account type
Narrow results to Real, Business Personal Property, Mineral, Commercial or another account type when needed.
Select paid, unpaid or both
Use Unpaid for a balance search and Paid when verifying a prior payment or receipt.
Verify the exact property and year
Compare the account, owner, address, appraisal-district number, statement number, legal description and amount.
Continue to the payment option
Review the tax amount, processor fee and effective date before submitting.
Save the confirmation and verify posting
Retain the account, tax year, amount, date, payment method and confirmation, then reopen the account after processing.
Need an estimate?
The official estimator lets users choose the county, city, school, groundwater, hospital and ESD units and select homestead, age-65, disability, surviving-spouse and veteran exemptions.
Collector check:
The Bosque County Tax Office serves many local school, city and special-district units, but a cross-county jurisdiction can use another collector. Follow the office listed on the official statement.
Deeds, liens, plats and historical land records
Use the Bosque County Clerk when the CAD owner display is not enough
Online records have an important limitation.
Since June 20, 2025, certain information has been redacted under state law. The online database is not the official repository and may not show the complete or unaltered record maintained by the Clerk.
Save the CAD owner and legal description
Use these details as search clues rather than proof of title.
Open the official County Clerk page
The page links current land records, historical indexes, document alerts, fees and recording requirements.
Open Bosque County Clerk
Select “IdocMarket – OPR Search”
The Clerk states that the land-record system covers 1984 to current.
Search names in the required order
Enter the last name first and the first name second without commas or punctuation.
Use a volume and page carefully
The Clerk instructs users to enter both fields as five digits.
Use the instrument-number format
Enter the recording year, a hyphen and the five-digit instrument number.
Search historical indexes when needed
The Kofile site provides remote access to deed indexes covering 1847 through 1892.
Open Bosque Historic Land Records
Visit the Clerk for unavailable records
The Clerk states that records not available online must be researched in the office.
Read the full instrument
Distinguish a deed from a deed of trust, lien, release, easement, plat, affidavit or probate-related filing.
Subscribe to free document alerts
Use the IdocMarket alert option to receive notice of a potentially matching new recording.
Published official-public-record filing fees
Confirm the final total and document-specific requirements before recording
Recording service
Published fee
Practical next step
First page
$25 per document
Confirm whether additional statutory or document-specific charges apply.
Each additional page
$4 per page
Count every page and attachment before submission.
Online Clerk payment
Processor charge can apply
Call the Clerk for the required reference number before paying online.
Verify the grantor, grantee, document type, recording date, instrument number and legal description.
The Clerk is not required to conduct or guarantee a title search. Complex ownership or lien questions may require a title company or Texas attorney.
Purchase, inheritance and account updates
What to check after acquiring Bosque County property
Confirm the recorded ownership document
Search the County Clerk system for the deed, probate, heirship or other transfer instrument.
Find every Bosque CAD account
A transaction can involve a residence, Lake Whitney lot, acreage, mobile home, mineral interest or business account.
Match the legal descriptions
Confirm that the deed and CAD account identify the same subdivision, lot, abstract, survey or tract.
Check owner and mailing information
Use Bosque CAD’s official Change of Address Request when the mailing record needs correction.
Review the seller’s exemptions
Homestead, age, disability, veteran and appraisal-limitation treatment may not transfer unchanged.
Review agricultural or wildlife treatment
Confirm use history, current eligibility, application requirements and possible rollback exposure.
Review the circuit-breaker reset
A sale removes the seller’s temporary non-homestead limitation until the new owner meets the ownership requirements.
Monitor the next appraisal notice
Check owner, property characteristics, values, exemptions and the account-specific protest deadline.
Monitor the first tax statement
Verify the account, mailing address, jurisdictions, escrow status, collector, amount and payment posting.
New-construction warning:
A seller’s prior bill can reflect vacant land or unfinished improvements. Review the current improvement record and expected January 1 condition before estimating the buyer’s tax.
Buyer, investor and heir due diligence
Check more than the seller’s current Bosque County tax bill
Correct CAD property ID and geographic ID
Recorded deed and complete legal description
Land, improvements, acreage and condition
Market, appraised and taxable values
Seller exemptions and value limitations
Agricultural or wildlife qualification
Current and prior tax balances
Collector for every taxing jurisdiction
Liens, releases, plats and easements
Parcel map, flood information and licensed survey
Meridian residence
Verify Meridian ISD, City of Meridian, county, hospital district, ESD and groundwater entries.
Clifton property
Check Clifton ISD, City of Clifton, city tax ceiling treatment and account-specific local exemptions.
Valley Mills home
Review Valley Mills ISD, city status and the city’s published local age-65 exemption.
Lake Whitney property
Match the subdivision, lake relationship, flood information, access rights, restrictions and separate lots.
Morgan or Kopperl property
Confirm the exact school district, city boundary, collector and Lake Whitney-area parcel configuration.
Iredell or Walnut Springs
Check city limits, school district, rural acreage and whether adjoining tracts use separate accounts.
Cranfills Gap property
Verify Cranfills Gap ISD, city status, rural legal description and local property characteristics.
Ranch or wildlife land
Separate market value from productivity value and review prior use, questionnaires and rollback exposure.
Inherited family tracts
Create a table showing each property ID, owner, legal description, acreage, exemption, value and tax balance.
Verified local office routing
Contact the Bosque County office that controls the record
Bosque Central Appraisal District
Use for appraisal search, values, property characteristics, exemptions, agricultural or wildlife appraisal, GIS and protests.
The Bosque CAD search image is now paired with exact Search, ARB Search and Advanced Search instructions. The existing editorial image remains with transparent information about the article’s official-source review.
Generic calculator and directory content was replaced with account-level search guidance, Lake Whitney and rural-parcel troubleshooting, local agricultural and wildlife requirements, the 2026 protest process, tax-payment steps and County Clerk land-record instructions.
Last official-source review: July 28, 2026. Values, roll status, tax balances, rates, forms, officials, deadlines, fees and portal functions can change after publication.
10 county-specific answers
Bosque County Appraisal District FAQs
What is the official Bosque County Appraisal District website?
The official Bosque Central Appraisal District website is
bosquecad.com.
It provides property search, the parcel map, online protests, forms, exemption information, agricultural guidance and district contacts.
How do I search Bosque County property records?
Open the
official Bosque CAD property search
and choose Owner, Address, ID or Advanced Search. Verify the property ID, geographic ID, owner, address, legal description, acreage and selected year.
Why does my Bosque CAD address search return no result?
The appraisal address may differ from the postal address. Try only the main street name, remove the city and ZIP code, search the owner surname or property ID, or use Advanced Search and GIS.
How do I find a Lake Whitney or rural Bosque County property?
Search by owner, property ID, geographic ID, subdivision, abstract, legal description, county road or map location. Lake lots, mobile homes, access tracts and adjoining acreage may use separate accounts.
Does Bosque CAD collect property taxes?
No. Bosque CAD appraises property and handles exemptions, special valuations and protests. The Bosque County Tax Assessor-Collector handles bills, payments and receipts for the units served by that office.
How do I pay Bosque County property taxes online?
Use the
official Bosque County tax search,
locate the exact account, verify the owner, property, year and balance, and continue through the account’s payment option. Review the fee and save the confirmation.
How do I apply for a Bosque County homestead exemption?
Download the current application from the
Bosque CAD forms page.
Include the required Texas driver licence or state identification, retain filing proof and verify the exemption later.
How do agricultural and wildlife applications work in Bosque County?
Use the 1-d-1 application and Bosque CAD agricultural questionnaire. Beekeeping requires its questionnaire. Wildlife management requires prior agricultural qualification, an application, wildlife plan and annual report.
What was the 2026 Bosque CAD protest deadline?
Bosque CAD published May 21, 2026 as the standard deadline, or the 30th day after a later notice date, whichever is later. A supplemental notice or other account-specific action can have a different deadline.
Where can I search Bosque County deeds and liens?
Start at the
official Bosque County Clerk page
and select IdocMarket for records from 1984 to current. Historical deed indexes are also linked, and unavailable records must be researched at the Clerk’s office.
