Search Bowie County Property Tax Records

This page helps you handle Property Tax tasks in Bowie County, Texas, including where to search for a property, where to check appraisal details, and which offices handle questions or follow-up steps.

For most users, the starting points are the Bowie County Property Search tools and the Bowie Central Appraisal District. If you need to review values, tax information, or protest an appraised value, the sections below show the official paths to use.

Property Search

The main public lookup for Bowie County property tax information is the search for a property page. It is also the direct property tax database referenced by Bowie Central Appraisal District for Truth-in-Taxation information.

After you open the search, look up the property and review the tax information shown for that account. The site also explains common tax rate labels used in Bowie County, including no new revenue rate, proposed rate, voter-approval rate, and adopted rate.

• Open the Bowie County property search tool.
• Search for the property record you need.
• Review the tax information and rate terms shown on the record.

If you need owner, address, legal description, or market value details, use the Bowie Central Appraisal District search in the next section.

Bowie Central Appraisal District Property Search

The Bowie Central Appraisal District Property Search gives a broader property record view for Bowie County. The search screen includes fields such as year, PropID, GEO ID, Ref ID, Tax Office ID, owner name, DBA, property address, city, legal description, and market value.

This search is useful when you need appraisal-side details tied to a property tax record, especially if you are trying to confirm ownership information, location details, or the market value attached to the property.

Public Portal and protest process

Bowie Central Appraisal District also provides a Public Portal for owners and agents. The portal is used for owner and agent logins and is the online path for account-based services.

If your market value is wrong, Bowie CAD states that the deadline to file a protest is May 15 or 30 days after your Notice of Appraised Value is mailed, whichever is later. Bowie CAD says property owners whose market value increased by at least $1,000 over the last year receive a Notice of Appraised Value each spring.

You can start a protest by mail or by dropping off the protest form at one of the listed office locations. Bowie CAD also states that owners who file online can upload evidence, review the district’s evidence, review a settlement offer, and manage informal meeting scheduling through their portal.

For more detail about hearings, informal meetings, and filing options, use the protest process at Bowie CAD.

Tax rates and related forms

Bowie County publishes a tax rates page with county property tax rate information and sales and use tax rate information. This is useful when you want the county’s published rate information alongside the property-specific lookup tools.

If you need forms tied to exemptions, deferrals, protests, appointments of agent, confidentiality requests, or renditions, Bowie CAD also maintains a forms library. The available forms include homestead, over-65, disabled, disabled veteran, tax deferral, notice of protest, appointment of agent, and rendition forms.

For Truth-in-Taxation guidance, Bowie CAD also provides TNT Information that points users to the local property tax database and explains when tax information is updated during August and September.

Property tax contacts in Bowie County

Use these contacts when you need help with Bowie County property tax records, appraisal questions, or protest-related follow-up.

• Bowie County Tax Assessor-Collector, 710 James Bowie Dr. New Boston, TX 75570
  Phone: (903) 628-6730
  Fax: (903)628-6780
  Hours: 8:00 A.M - 4:30 P.M.
• Bowie County Tax Assessor-Collector, 601 Main St Texarkana, TX 75501
  Phone: (903) 798-3434
  Fax: (903)798-3436
  Lobby: 8:00 A.M.- 4:30 P.M.
  Drive Thru: 8:00 A.M.- 4:30 P.M.
• Bowie Central Appraisal District, 122A Plaza West Texarkana, TX 75501
  Phone: (903) 793-8936
  Fax: (903)792-8889
  Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6527 Texarkana, TX 75505
• Bowie County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive New Boston, Texas 75570
  Phone: (903) 628-6700