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To courteously and professionally serve the taxing units of County by providing equal and uniform appraisals of all properties whereby efficient assessment and collections services will be performed on behalf of participating taxing units in compliance with the statutes of the Texas Property Tax Code

Rusk County Appraisal District Does Not Collect 
The Rusk County Appraisal District appraises property for ad valorem taxation of these taxing authorities.
 
Rusk County
City of Henderson 
City of Mount Enterprise 
City of New London 
City of Overton (Rusk County Portion Only) 
City of Tatum (Rusk County Portion Only) 
City of Easton (Rusk County Portion Only) 
City of Kilgore (Rusk County Portion Only) 
Carlisle ISD (Rusk County Portion Only) 
Henderson ISD 
Laneville ISD 
Leverett's Chapel ISD 
Mount Enterprise ISD 
Overton ISD
Tatum ISD (Rusk County Portion Only) 
Cushing ISD (Rusk County Portion Only) 
Garrison ISD (Rusk County Portion Only) 
Kilgore ISD (Rusk County Portion Only) 
Rusk ISD (Rusk County Portion Only) 
West Rusk County Consolidated ISD 
Kilgore College (Rusk County portion only)
Gregg County Emergency Services District #1
*(Rusk County portion only)
Rusk County Emergency Services District #1
Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District
 
ATTENTION:
The chief appraiser must accept protests filed on properties that are receiving a residential homestead exemption through its website www.ruskcad.org or by email to arb@ruskcad.org. The district will also provide electronic communication regarding these protests to the email address provided by the property owner on the protest form. Please be advised that it is the property owner’s responsibility to provide a valid or updated email address to the district. This may be done by sending an email to wcook@ruskcad.org or by contacting the appraisal district directly by mail at:

Rusk County Appraisal District
P.O. Box 7
Henderson, Texas 75653-0007
(903) 657-3578
 
The duties of the appraisal district include: 
 
  • The determination of market value of taxable property
  • The administration of exemptions and special valuations authorized by the local entities and the State of Texas
 
Tax rates and ultimately the amount of taxes levied on property are determined by governing bodies of each of the taxing authorities. 
Mineral, utility and industrial accounts are appraised for the district by Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. in Tyler, Texas.
Real estate and personal property accounts are appraised locally by the district.