Sulphur Springs ISD collects taxes for: 

Sulphur Springs ISD (for questions, please contact (903) 885-2153).

Submission of 2023 BPP Renditions Online 

If you have an existing BPP account, you can look up your account on www.myswdata.com/hopkins and submit your 2023 business personal property rendition on-line. Filing is mandatory and failure to do so will result in a 10% penalty.

Online Protests 

Online protests can only be filed if: 1) the property is classified as residential-single family; 2) the property is your residential homestead with a homestead exemption on the account; and 3) you do not have a designated agent representing you.

NEW LAW-SB 1801 - EFF 9/1/2023 

SEC. 11.43 (h-1) - "THE CHIEF APPRAISER FOR AN APPRAISAL DISTRICT SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF EACH RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THE DISTRICT UNDER SEC. 11.13 TO CONFIRM THAT THE RECIPIENT OF THE EXEMPTION STILL QUALIFIES FOR THE EXEMPTION. THE PROGRAM MUST REQUIRE THE CHIEF APPRAISER TO REVIEW EACH RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 TAX YEARS. THE PROGRAM MAY PROVIDE FOR THE REVIEW TO TAKE PLACE IN PHASES, WITH A PORTION OF THE EXEMPTIONS REVIEWED IN EACH TAX YEAR."

NEW (2014) LAW FOR HOMESTEAD APPLICATIONS 

Must provide Texas Driver's License or state ID card. All addresses must match. For details contact (903) 885-2173.

Disaster Declaration-Governor Abbott-Deadline 9/26/2024 

In an area declared a disaster area by the Governor, Tax Code Section 11.35 allows a qualified property that is at least 15 percent damaged by a disaster to receive a temporary exemption of a portion of the appraised value of the property. A property owner must apply for the temporary exemption and the deadline for application is 105 days after the governor declares a disaster area. As it applies to severe weather, Governor Abbott declared some counties in the state of Texas, including HOPKINS COUNTY a disaster area on JUNE 13TH, 2024 so this exemption applies to those counties in Texas. The deadline for filing the application for exemption is September 26th, 2024. There is no provision in the law that allows for an exemption after that date. The exemption applies only to qualified property. Qualified property includes: • Tangible business personal property used for income production if the owner filed a 2024 rendition; • An improvement to real property, which would include residential buildings (homes), commercial buildings (businesses), industrial buildings (manufacturing), multi-family buildings (apartments), and other real property buildings; and • certain manufactured homes used as a dwelling. The appraisal district determines if the property qualifies for the temporary exemption and assigns a damage assessment rating of Level I, II, III or IV based upon available information. The district may rely on information from a county emergency management authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other appropriate sources like insurance adjusters or repair estimates when making this determination