** If you are 65 years of age or older or are disabled and the property is your residence homestead, you may contact the appraisal district regarding any entitlement you may have to a deferral/postponement in the payment of taxes.
A deferred account will accrue interest at the rate of 5% annually.
Some jurisdictions offer tax “freezes” on properties which qualify for the over-65 or disability exemptions. These jurisdictions are, The City of Boerne, Boerne ISD, Comfort ISD, and Kendall County. Taxes are limited to the amount paid on the homestead in the qualifying year plus the value of any additions made to the property after that date.
| Disability rating – 10 to 29 percent |
$5,000
|
| Disability rating – 30 to 49 percent |
$7,500
|
| Disability rating – 50 to 69 percent |
$10,000
|
| Disability rating – 70 percent and up |
$12,000
|
| Disability rating of not less than 10 percent and is age 65 or older |
$12,000
|
| Disability veteran whose disability consists of the loss of use of one or more limbs, total blindness in one or both eyes or paralegia |
$12,000
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| Spouse and children of armed service who dies on active duty |
$5,000
|
Disabled Veteran’s Exemptions
In order to qualify for the Disabled Veteran exemption, you must be a resident of the State of Texas and have at least a 10% service connected disability.
This exemption may be applied to only property in the State, but does not need to be the residence homestead.