Travis County, Texas Homestead Exemption: Deadline & How to Apply (2026)
The homestead exemption filing deadline in Travis County, Texas is April 30 (state law general deadline; Travis CAD's own pages describe the Jan 1 ownership/occupancy requirement and the 2-year late-filing rule but do not restate an explicit initial deadline date), according to Travis Central Appraisal District.
The general deadline for filing an exemption application is before May 1.
What to do now
- Check you qualify — Travis County applies the requirements Travis Central Appraisal District publishes, not a national rule.
- Open the application Travis Central Appraisal District publishes: https://comptroller.texas.gov/forms/50-114.pdf
- File it with Travis Central Appraisal District by April 30 (state law general deadline; Travis CAD's own pages describe the Jan 1 ownership/occupancy requirement and the 2-year late-filing rule but do not restate an explicit initial deadline date).
Who qualifies in Travis County
A general residence homestead exemption is available to taxpayers who own and reside at a property as of January 1 of the tax year. An over-65 exemption is available the year the owner turns 65. Disabled persons must meet the Social Security Administration's disability standard. Disabled veterans may qualify, including a 100% exemption for those with a 100% disability rating or individual unemployability rating. Surviving spouse exemptions are available under specified conditions tied to the deceased owner's prior over-65 or disabled-veteran exemption.
The deadline, and what happens if you miss it
April 30 (state law general deadline; Travis CAD's own pages describe the Jan 1 ownership/occupancy requirement and the 2-year late-filing rule but do not restate an explicit initial deadline date). The same calendar date every year.
If you file late
You may file a late homestead exemption application if you file it no later than two years after the date the taxes become delinquent for that tax year.
Do you have to re-apply each year?
No — once granted it continues while you own and occupy the home. Moving ends it, and the new home needs its own application.
The form, and where to file it
- The office: Travis Central Appraisal District
- The application: comptroller.texas.gov
- Filing online: taxpayer.justappraised.com
We link the county's own file rather than hosting a copy of it. A copy goes out of date the day the county edits it; the county's own file does not.
What gets Travis County applications rejected
Unlike everything above, this list carries no source. It is our own reading of what this county's material emphasises, written to be useful rather than authoritative — treat it as a checklist, not as Travis Central Appraisal District's rules.
- Driver's license or state ID address does not match the homestead property address at the time of filing
- Paying a third-party company to file the exemption, when Travis CAD's own FAQ states there is no fee to apply
- Using the online portal at taxpayer.justappraised.com/traviscad but not updating mailing address details after a move, since no annual reapplication is required to trigger a refresh
- Missing a Chief Appraiser re-verification letter, which can cause an existing exemption to be silently removed if not answered
- Claiming a homestead exemption on a second property already exempted elsewhere in or outside Travis County
- Assuming a fire-destroyed home automatically keeps its exemption without filing the separate 180-day fire-destruction application
Travis County homestead exemption questions
- When is the homestead exemption deadline in Travis County?
- April 30 (state law general deadline; Travis CAD's own pages describe the Jan 1 ownership/occupancy requirement and the 2-year late-filing rule but do not restate an explicit initial deadline date) — Travis Central Appraisal District puts it this way: “The general deadline for filing an exemption application is before May 1.” The same calendar date every year. We read that sentence on 2026-08-04.
- Who do I file my Travis County homestead exemption with?
- You file with Travis Central Appraisal District, not with us and not with the state. Its own site is https://traviscad.org/, and everything on this page was read from there or from a page it links.
- Which form does Travis County want?
- The application Travis Central Appraisal District publishes is at https://comptroller.texas.gov/forms/50-114.pdf. We link it rather than hosting a copy, because a copy goes stale the day the county edits it and the county's own file does not.
- What happens if I miss the Travis County deadline?
- Late filing in this county: You may file a late homestead exemption application if you file it no later than two years after the date the taxes become delinquent for that tax year.
- Who qualifies for the homestead exemption in Travis County?
- In short: A general residence homestead exemption is available to taxpayers who own and reside at a property as of January 1 of the tax year. An over-65 exemption is available the year the owner turns 65. Disabled persons must meet the Social Security Administration's disability standard. Disabled veterans may qualify, including a 100% exemption for those with a 100% disability rating or individual unemployability rating. Surviving spouse exemptions are available under specified conditions tied to the deceased owner's prior over-65 or disabled-veteran exemption.
- Can I file online in Travis County?
- Yes — Travis Central Appraisal District publishes an online entry point at https://taxpayer.justappraised.com/traviscad. The paper form linked above is the alternative if the portal will not take your application.
- Do I have to re-apply every year in Travis County?
- No. Once Travis Central Appraisal District grants it, the exemption stays with the property while you own and occupy it. Moving house does end it, and the new home needs its own application.
Remind me before the next Travis County deadline
Not open yet. Email reminders are the thing this site is being built to do, and the sending side is not finished. There is no form here on purpose: we would rather show you an empty space than take an address we cannot yet write to.
When it opens it will be one address and one county, a confirmation email you have to click before anything else is ever sent, and three reminders a year at most. No advertising, and nothing sold on.
Other counties, and the Texas rule
- Texas homestead exemption: the state rule
- Harris County homestead exemption deadline
- Dallas County homestead exemption deadline
- Tarrant County homestead exemption deadline
- Bexar County homestead exemption deadline
- Collin County homestead exemption deadline
- Denton County homestead exemption deadline
- Every county deadline we hold, in one table
- How does the Texas homestead exemption deadline work?
Sources
- Deadline: comptroller.texas.gov, read
- Office: Travis Central Appraisal District
- Application form: comptroller.texas.gov
What this site is
HomesteadDeadlines is not a government website and is not affiliated with any appraisal district, assessor’s office or county tax office.
Applying for a homestead exemption with your county is free. We do not file it for you, we do not charge you anything, and we never ask you to pay to apply.
Deadlines and eligibility are set by Travis Central Appraisal District and are governed by its current notices. This page was verified on 2026-08-04.