Cass County CAD Property Search

Cass County, Texas Property, Timber and Tax Guide

Find the Right Cass County Parcel, Piney Woods Tract, Timber Account, Appraisal Value, Protest Option or Tax Record

Cass County appraisal records include homes and businesses in Linden, Atlanta, Queen City, Hughes Springs, Bloomburg and Avinger, plus rural acreage, timberland, farms, mobile homes, mineral interests, utilities and industrial property.

Use this guide to search the official database, fix failed searches, verify a tract on the GIS map, understand preliminary 2026 values, apply for exemptions, review timber or agricultural appraisal, prepare protest evidence, pay taxes and research deeds or liens.

Use Cass CAD for property values, maps, exemptions, special appraisal, renditions and protests. Use the County Tax Office for bills and payments. Use the County Clerk for deeds, liens, easements and official copies.
Chief Appraiser Lacy Hicks
Correct CAD phone 903-756-7545
Correct CAD address 502 N. Main St., Linden
Wednesday hours 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Critical Corrections to the Existing Cass County CAD Page

Existing Page Problem Current Official Information Why It Matters
Phone listed as 903-756-5071 Cass CAD’s main number is 903-756-7545. The 903-756-5071 number belongs to the County Clerk. Value, exemption and protest questions must go to the appraisal district, not the deed-recording office.
Address listed as 604 S. Runnels Street Cass CAD currently lists 502 N. Main St., Linden, TX 75563. Forms, evidence and office visits could be misrouted.
Office shown as open until 5:00 p.m. every weekday Open 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; Wednesday 8:00 a.m.–noon. The office has closed to the public at noon each Wednesday since January 2025.
2026 values treated as final The official search currently labels displayed 2026 values as preliminary and subject to change before certification. A preliminary value may change after review, protest or certification.
Search explained only by name, address and account Advanced search also supports abstract, mobile-home park, property type, DBA, subdivision, condo, Owner ID, Geographic ID, neighborhood and tax year. Rural, timber, mobile-home, mineral and business accounts often require advanced filters.
No taxpayer portal or electronic-communication workflow Cass CAD provides a separate taxpayer portal for property details, electronic communication, documents and applications. Portal registration may require district approval, so owners should enroll before a deadline.
Old homestead figures repeated from an outdated publication The local website still links a publication containing 2016 amounts. Current 2026 school exemptions are $140,000 general and an additional $60,000 for qualifying age-65 or disabled homeowners. The old $25,000 and $10,000 amounts should not be used for a 2026 estimate.
Timber appraisal barely covered Cass CAD provides separate 1-d-1 timberland and restricted-use timberland applications. Timber property is a major local search intent and is different from ordinary rural acreage.
No deed-search or fraud-alert guidance The County Clerk links online public records, purchasing instructions and a Property Fraud Alert service. The CAD owner field is not a complete title or lien search.
Online tax payment presented as always available At editorial verification, the official tax portal displayed “Online payments are currently unavailable.” Search may still work; taxpayers should recheck or call the Tax Office. A user should not repeatedly submit a payment or assume a failed transaction posted.
The page needed a complete rebuild. The previous version mixed office details, omitted timber and portal workflows, used outdated exemption information and did not explain preliminary values or current payment availability.

Choose Your Cass County Property Task

Which Cass County Office Handles the Task?

Cass County Appraisal District Property values, account searches, maps, exemptions, timber or agricultural appraisal, business renditions and protests.
Appraisal Review Board Formal hearings about value, unequal appraisal, exemption denial, special-appraisal denial or another protestable CAD action.
Cass County Tax Office Tax statements, balances, collections, receipts, delinquent amounts and payment questions.
Cass County Clerk Deeds, liens, easements, releases, plats, mineral documents, official copies and public-record searches.
Capitol Appraisal Group Specialized industrial, utility and mineral appraisal work performed for Cass CAD.
Surveyor Exact boundaries, acreage, encroachments, legal access and field monuments.
Title Company Ownership, liens, easements, restrictions, mineral reservations and insured title research.
Property-Tax Attorney Complex ARB cases, arbitration, court appeals, timber-use changes and title-related disputes.
Fast routing tip Start every call with the Property ID and account type. The same owner may have separate home, acreage, timber, mobile-home, mineral and business-personal-property accounts.

What to Try When the Property Search Returns No Result

Problem Better Search Reason
Full owner name fails Use only the last name or first name. Initials, spouses and ownership suffixes may be stored differently.
Recent buyer is missing Search the seller or previous owner. Ownership updates can lag behind deed recording.
Rural tract has no address Use abstract, Geographic ID, subdivision or GIS. Rural accounts may be organized around survey information.
Only one timber tract appears Repeat the owner search and compare all Property IDs. One operation can contain several separately appraised tracts.
Mobile home is missing Use the Mobile Home property type or MobileHomePark field. The structure may be separate from the land account.
Business account is missing Use Doing Business As and Personal Property filters. The operating name can differ from the real-estate owner.
Mineral account is missing Select the correct property type and try the mineral owner, prior owner or entity. Mineral ownership may not follow surface ownership.
Trust or estate is missing Try the trustee, decedent, estate and former owner. Different records may use different legal ownership wording.
“I am trying to locate a Cass County appraisal account. The current or previous owner is ______. The property is near ______. I believe it is a real estate / timber / mobile home / business / mineral account. My legal-description or Property ID clue is ______.”
Still cannot find it? Call Cass CAD at 903-756-7545 or use the official contact form.

How to Read the Cass CAD Property Record

Field Meaning Practical Check
Property ID Primary appraisal-account identifier. Use it on calls, forms, evidence labels and tax searches.
Owner ID Reference attached to an owner record. Do not confuse it with the Property ID or Tax Office account number.
Geographic ID Map-oriented parcel identifier. Useful for rural land without a complete address.
Legal Description Appraisal summary of abstract, survey, subdivision, lot or tract information. Verify against the recorded deed before legal use.
Total Acres Acreage carried in the appraisal account. Compare with the deed and survey; CAD acreage is not a boundary survey.
Market Value District opinion of January 1 market value. For 2026, the portal currently labels displayed values preliminary.
Appraised Value Value after an applicable limitation or special-appraisal calculation. It can differ from market value.
Taxable Value Value remaining after exemptions and limitations. It may differ by taxing entity.
Exemptions Approved homestead, age, disability, veteran or other exemption codes. Confirm each expected exemption appears.
Land and Improvement Details Land classification, structures, size, age, condition and other characteristics. Incorrect size, age or improvement data can affect value.
Research-only warning: Cass CAD states that legal descriptions and acreage shown online are for appraisal use and should be verified before use in legal documents.

How to Use the Cass County Interactive GIS Map

1
Find the appraisal account first.

Copy the Property ID, Geographic ID, acreage and legal description.

2
Open the official BIS interactive map.

Allow extra loading time on a phone or slower connection.

3
Locate the general tract area.

Use roads, communities, neighboring parcels and visible land features.

4
Compare adjoining Property IDs.

This is useful for family acreage, timber operations and recent tract divisions.

5
Save a dated screenshot.

Label it with the Property ID and use it only as a research aid.

The GIS map can help with
  • General parcel location
  • Rural and timber tract orientation
  • Neighboring appraisal accounts
  • Road and subdivision context
  • Land without a postal address
The GIS map cannot prove
  • Exact legal boundaries
  • Clear title
  • Legal road access
  • Mineral ownership
  • Survey-quality acreage
Official GIS action: Open the Cass CAD Interactive Map.

Preliminary 2026 Value, Appraised Value and Taxable Value

Preliminary Market Value → Appraisal Limitation or Special Valuation → Exemptions → Taxable Value
Preliminary market value The current search warns that 2026 displayed values may change before certification.
Residence-homestead limitation A qualifying homestead limitation generally affects appraised value, not the district’s market-value estimate.
2026 circuit breaker Certain non-homestead real property valued at $5,320,000 or less may qualify for a 20% annual limitation.
Agricultural productivity value Qualifying land is valued according to agricultural productivity rather than normal market value.
Timber productivity value Qualifying timberland uses a special productivity appraisal and separate statutory requirements.
Taxable value Exemptions and limitations can produce different taxable values for different taxing units.
Do not estimate tax by multiplying the preliminary value by last year’s rate. The final value, exemptions and 2026 tax rates may change before bills are issued.

Cass County Homestead Exemption: Current 2026 Information

Ignore the outdated dollar amounts in the old homestead publication linked on the local website. That PDF discusses 2016 exemption amounts. Current 2026 Texas school-district exemptions are different.
General school homestead $140,000 of a qualifying residence homestead’s value is exempt from school-district taxation.
Age 65 or disabled Qualifying homeowners receive an additional $60,000 school-district residence-homestead exemption.
Disabled veteran Partial or total exemptions may apply depending on disability rating and statutory qualification.

Practical Application Steps

1
Open Cass CAD’s official Forms page.

Use the current Residence Homestead Exemption application linked by the district.

2
Confirm ownership and principal residence.

The property must qualify as the applicant’s residence homestead.

3
Prepare identification and supporting documents.

Use the current form instructions for driver’s-license, address, inherited-property or manufactured-home requirements.

4
Submit the application to Cass CAD.

Keep a complete copy and proof of delivery.

5
Confirm approval on the property record.

Submitting an application does not prove it has been approved.

Missed April 30? A qualifying residence-homestead application may be filed within the applicable statutory late-filing period. Contact Cass CAD instead of assuming the exemption is permanently lost.

Timberland, Agricultural Appraisal and Wildlife Management

Local relevance: Cass CAD provides separate applications for 1-d agricultural land, 1-d-1 open-space agricultural land, timberland and restricted-use timberland.
1-d-1 agricultural appraisal Land generally must meet accepted intensity and have qualifying use during at least five of the preceding seven years.
Timberland appraisal Timber production requires its own application and use history. Ordinary wooded acreage does not automatically qualify.
Wildlife management Land generally must first qualify for open-space appraisal and satisfy wildlife-use, acreage, planning and activity requirements.
2026 statewide productivity cap rates: Texas appraisal districts use 10.00% for agricultural or open-space land and 7.77% for timberland.

Evidence File to Prepare

  • Timber-management or harvest records
  • Forester reports and stand maps
  • Planting, thinning and site-preparation invoices
  • Livestock, hay or crop records
  • Farm or grazing leases
  • Dated property photographs
  • Maps identifying each Property ID
  • Wildlife-management plan and activity records
  • Evidence of qualifying-use history
  • Explanation of drought, storm or unusual conditions
1
Identify every appraisal account in the operation.

One application may not automatically cover every tract or Property ID.

2
Select the correct application.

Agricultural, timberland and restricted-use timberland are not interchangeable categories.

3
File by the regular April 30 deadline.

Ask immediately about late filing when the normal deadline has passed.

4
Keep evidence after approval.

The district may request a new application or review whether qualifying use continues.

Late approved application: A late agricultural, open-space or timberland application can result in a penalty equal to 10% of the tax savings.
Timber-owner tip Keep records by tract and tax year. Mixed invoices covering several properties make it harder to prove the activity performed on a specific Property ID.
Official special-appraisal action: Open Cass CAD Agricultural and Timber Forms.

Cass County Business Personal Property Rendition

2026 regular deadline: Most business-personal-property renditions were due April 15. A timely written extension request generally moved the deadline to May 15, with a possible additional 15 days for good cause.
Common rendered property Inventory, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, computers and other income-producing tangible property.
2026 small-business exemption Current Texas law provides a $125,000 exemption for qualifying tangible personal property held or used to produce income.
Late-filing penalty Failure to timely file a required rendition can produce a penalty equal to 10% of the taxes imposed on the property.
1
Confirm the business Property ID.

Do not use the landlord’s real-estate account for tenant-owned equipment.

2
Prepare a January 1 asset list.

Separate inventory, furniture, machinery, vehicles and other taxable categories.

3
Review the 2026 depreciation schedule.

Cass CAD publishes a current BPP depreciation schedule on its Tax Information page.

4
Save the completed rendition and delivery proof.

Keep asset schedules, invoices and the final submitted form.

How to Prepare a Cass County Property Protest

Use the deadline printed on the appraisal notice. The usual deadline is May 15 or 30 days after the appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. As of July 19, 2026, the ordinary deadline has passed for many accounts.
1
Save the appraisal notice and online record.

Record the Property ID, proposed value, exemptions and exact deadline.

2
Call an appraiser before filing when time allows.

Cass CAD encourages owners to call 903-756-7545 because some issues can be resolved informally.

3
File every genuine protest ground.

Possible grounds include market value, unequal appraisal, incorrect characteristics, denied exemption or denied special appraisal.

4
Use the official online appeals system or written notice.

Save the submission confirmation, screenshot or certified-mail proof.

5
Request the district’s evidence.

Ask for comparable properties, schedules, photographs and appraisal information the district intends to use.

6
Build a property-specific evidence file.

Use photos, repair estimates, measurements, adjusted comparable records, timber evidence, leases or business asset details.

7
State the requested correction clearly.

Show the district value, your requested value and the evidence supporting the change.

8
Continue to the ARB if unresolved.

Organize exhibits in the order you will present them and read the written ARB order immediately after the decision.

Property Type Useful Evidence Weak Evidence
House Condition photos, repair bids, size corrections and adjusted comparable properties. Mortgage balance or tax increase without a value analysis.
Rural land Access, flood, utilities, topography, frontage, tract shape and comparable-land adjustments. Comparing unrestricted highway frontage with an interior tract.
Timberland Stand age, species, stocking, management costs, access, harvest history and forester evidence. A general claim that all wooded land should have the same value.
Business property Asset lists, cost, age, condition, obsolescence and depreciation support. An unsupported lump-sum estimate.

Possible Options After a Deadline

Possible Remedy When It May Apply Important Limit
Late protest for good cause The ordinary deadline was missed for a qualifying reason. Request must generally be made before the ARB approves the appraisal records.
Failure to receive required notice A required appraisal or ARB notice was not received. Special filing and tax-payment requirements apply.
Late homestead application The owner qualified but missed the ordinary application date. File within the applicable statutory late-filing period.
Late agricultural or timber application The land qualified but the normal application was late. Approval may include a 10% penalty based on tax savings.
Appraisal-roll correction motion A qualifying statutory error or sufficiently large over-appraisal exists. An ordinary value disagreement is not automatically a clerical error.
Act immediately. Ask Cass CAD which specific statutory remedy may still apply. Do not simply file an ordinary protest form after the deadline and assume a hearing was created.

How to Search and Pay Cass County Property Taxes

Current portal status: At editorial verification, the official Cass County Tax Office portal displayed “Online payments are currently unavailable.” Recheck the portal before paying.
1
Copy the CAD Property ID and owner name.

The Tax Office account number may differ from the CAD reference number.

2
Open the official tax portal.

Search by owner, property address, Tax Office account number, Owner ID or CAD reference number.

3
Review every open year.

Paying a current-year balance does not automatically clear an older delinquency.

4
Confirm payment availability.

When online payment remains unavailable, contact the Tax Office or use the published phone-payment option.

5
Save the confirmation.

Keep the account, tax year, amount, date and confirmation number. Verify posting before paying again.

Cass County Tax Office Angela Young, Tax Assessor-Collector
604 TX Highway 8 N
Linden, TX 75563
Phone: 903-756-5513
Email: tax.info@casscountytx.gov
Office hours Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Phone payment: 1-866-549-1010
Bureau code: 7565513
Tax-search tip Use the CAD Reference Number when the Tax Office account number is unknown. The official portal warns that these numbers can be different.

How to Search Cass County Deeds, Liens and Easements

1
Collect the CAD clues.

Save the owner, prior owner, Property ID, legal description and acreage.

2
Open the County Clerk’s official public-record search.

Search grantor and grantee names separately.

3
Review relevant document types.

Look for deeds, deeds of trust, releases, liens, easements, mineral documents and plats.

4
Match the legal description.

A matching owner name does not prove that the document concerns the same tract.

5
Use five digits for book-number searches.

The Clerk instructs users to enter Volume 123 as 00123.

6
Order the correct copy.

Use a certified copy when a lender, court, probate matter or legal process requires certification.

Cass County Clerk: Amy L. Varnell, 100 E. Houston Street, Linden, TX 75563. Phone 903-756-5071. Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
The Clerk is not required to perform general record searches. Records not available online may need to be researched in person. Use a title company or attorney for a complete title or lien examination.
Record-search tip Work backward from a known deed. Prior-owner names, volume and page references, legal descriptions and referenced easements often unlock older records faster than a broad name search.

Cass County Buyer and Landowner Checklist

Appraisal and tax checks
  • Match every Property ID to the contract
  • Confirm acreage and property type
  • Review preliminary and prior values
  • Check exemptions that may end after sale
  • Search every open tax year
  • Verify payment posting
Title and land checks
  • Review the current deed
  • Search liens and releases
  • Check easements and road access
  • Review mineral reservations
  • Obtain a survey when boundaries matter
  • Use a title commitment for insured title
Timber and agricultural checks
  • Confirm current special-appraisal status
  • Review qualifying-use history
  • Ask about change-of-use tax exposure
  • Review timber stand and management records
  • Identify every included tract
  • Do not assume qualification transfers automatically
Mobile home, mineral and business checks
  • Search structure and land separately
  • Check mineral and surface accounts
  • Review business equipment ownership
  • Confirm current mailing addresses
  • Check separate Property IDs
  • Use professional title help when needed
Buyer warning: Do not estimate future taxes by copying the seller’s current bill. Homestead exemptions, appraisal limitations and timber or agricultural qualification may change after ownership or use changes.

Important 2026 Cass County Property Dates

January 1 General appraisal date for value, ownership and many qualification facts.
April 15 Normal deadline for most business-personal-property renditions.
April 30 Normal deadline for many exemption, agricultural and timber applications.
May 15 Usual protest deadline, or 30 days after notice mailing, whichever is later.
August–September Truth-in-taxation data is updated as local entities propose and adopt tax rates.
October–January Tax statements are commonly issued and payment planning begins.
January 31 Most Texas property taxes are normally due by this date.
February 1 Unpaid taxes generally become delinquent when no special deadline applies.
Use the date on your actual notice, form or tax statement. Special notices and weekend or holiday rules can change a generic deadline.

Cass County Property Contacts

Office Contact Main Tasks
Cass County Appraisal District 502 N. Main St.
Linden, TX 75563
903-756-7545
Fax: 903-756-3270
M, Tu, Th, F: 8:00–5:00
Wed: 8:00–12:00
Search, values, maps, exemptions, timber, agriculture, renditions and protests.
Cass County Tax Office 604 TX Highway 8 N
Linden, TX 75563
903-756-5513
tax.info@casscountytx.gov
Tax bills, payments, balances, receipts and delinquent amounts.
Cass County Clerk 100 E. Houston St.
Linden, TX 75563
903-756-5071
Deeds, liens, easements, plats, mineral documents and official copies.
Industrial Appraisal Cathy Jackson, RPA
512-233-2139
cathy@cagi.com
Specialized industrial appraisal inquiries.
Mineral Appraisal LeLaina Taylor, RPA
512-233-2121
Ltaylor@cagi.com
Oil-and-gas and mineral appraisal inquiries.

Map to Cass County Appraisal District

Do not confuse the offices: Cass CAD is at 502 N. Main Street. The County Tax Office is at 604 TX Highway 8 N. The County Clerk is at 100 E. Houston Street.

Official Cass County Property Actions

Search appraisal records Cass CAD Property Search
Open the parcel map Cass CAD Interactive GIS
File an online appeal Cass CAD Online Appeals
Use the taxpayer portal Cass CAD Taxpayer Portal
Download forms Cass CAD Forms
Review rates and reports Cass CAD Tax Information
Search property taxes Cass County Tax Portal
Search recorded documents Cass County Clerk

Cass County CAD Property Search FAQs

1. What is the official Cass County CAD property search?

The free official search is esearch.casscad.org. Search by owner, address, Property ID, Geographic ID, abstract, subdivision, mobile-home park, business name or property type.

2. What is the correct Cass County Appraisal District phone number?

The correct appraisal-district number is 903-756-7545. The 903-756-5071 number belongs to the Cass County Clerk.

3. What are Cass CAD’s current office hours?

Cass CAD is open 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. It is open only 8:00 a.m.–noon on Wednesday.

4. Are the displayed 2026 Cass County property values final?

No. The official search currently labels 2026 values preliminary and subject to change before certification.

5. How do I find rural or timber property without an address?

Use the owner, Property ID, Geographic ID, abstract, subdivision or official GIS map. Compare every related Property ID before selecting a tract.

6. What is the 2026 Texas school homestead exemption?

The general school-district residence-homestead exemption is $140,000. Qualifying age-65 or disabled homeowners receive an additional $60,000 school exemption.

7. Does wooded land automatically qualify for timber appraisal?

No. The land must meet statutory timber-use history and qualification requirements. Cass CAD provides separate timberland and restricted-use timberland applications.

8. What is the normal Cass County property protest deadline?

The usual deadline is May 15 or 30 days after the appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. Use the exact deadline printed on your notice.

9. How do I search or pay Cass County property taxes?

Use the official Cass County Tax Office portal. At editorial verification, online payments were temporarily unavailable, so recheck the portal or call 903-756-5513.

10. Where can I search Cass County deeds and liens?

Use the public-record search linked by the Cass County Clerk. Search grantor and grantee names, match the legal description and use five digits when entering a book number.

Independent Editorial Notice

County-CAD.us is an independent informational website. It is not affiliated with Cass County Appraisal District, the Appraisal Review Board, Cass County, the Tax Assessor-Collector, County Clerk, Capitol Appraisal Group, any city, school district, emergency-services district or the State of Texas.

Property records, preliminary values, exemption amounts, filing rules, deadlines, office hours, tax balances, payment availability and online systems can change. Confirm time-sensitive information with the responsible official office before filing, paying or relying on a record for a legal transaction.

Editorial verification: July 19, 2026.

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Estimate Taxes, Exemptions, Escrow, Protest Savings and Next Steps

This sitewide tool helps homeowners, buyers, sellers and investors understand property tax numbers before they check the official county appraisal district or tax office. It runs in your browser, does not collect personal data and gives practical next steps after each calculation.

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Estimate annual tax using property value, assessment ratio, exemptions and local tax rate.

Homestead and Exemption Savings

Estimate how much a homestead, senior, disabled, veteran or local exemption may reduce annual tax.

Monthly Escrow / Ownership Cost

Estimate monthly property tax, insurance, HOA and reserve cushion. Useful for buyers and homeowners comparing affordability.

Property Tax Protest Savings

Estimate possible savings if your appraised value is reduced after a protest, evidence review or correction.

Appraised Value Growth / Cap Impact

Estimate how a value increase or appraisal cap may affect taxable value. Rules vary by state, county and exemption status.

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