Helpful resources
The links Texas landowners actually need.
Lenders, state agencies, appraisal districts and stewardship programs — collected from three decades of walking tracts and closing land deals. If you cannot find what you need, call us and we will point you to the right desk.
Land lenders & financing
Farm Credit lenders underwrite raw land differently than a bank does. These are the groups that close ranch loans in Texas every week.
- Capital Farm Credit →Statewide co-op lender for rural land, ag operations and country homes.
- Texas Farm Credit →Recreational and hunting-tract loans, long-term fixed rates.
- Lone Star Ag Credit →North and Central Texas land, livestock and improvement financing.
- Texas Veterans Land Board →Below-market land loans for qualifying Texas veterans.
- USDA Farm Service Agency loans →Beginning farmer and rancher loan programs.
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Wildlife management valuation, technical guidance and habitat programs — most landowners leave real money and real habitat on the table here.
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Department →Main agency site: licenses, seasons, regulations.
- Private Lands & Habitat Program →Free technical guidance from a regional wildlife biologist.
- Wildlife Management Plan guidance →How to convert an ag valuation to wildlife management use.
- Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) →Flexible seasons and harvest tags for managed properties.
- Landowner Incentive Program →Cost-share grants for habitat restoration work.
Taxes, valuation & appraisal
Ag and wildlife valuation is county-administered. Deadlines are hard and rollback taxes are expensive — start here.
- Texas Comptroller — Ag & Timber →Ag/timber registration numbers and exemption certificates.
- Manual for the Appraisal of Agricultural Land →The rulebook your county appraiser is working from.
- Find your county appraisal district →Applications, deadlines and protest forms by county.
- Texas A&M Real Estate Research Center →Rural land price and volume data by region.
Water, soil & land stewardship
Water is the first question on nearly every tract we walk. These tools answer it.
- Texas Water Development Board — well viewer →Historic well depths, yields and water levels.
- Texas Railroad Commission GIS viewer →Oil, gas and pipeline activity on and around a tract.
- USDA Web Soil Survey →Soil types, productivity and building suitability.
- NRCS Texas conservation programs →EQIP and cost-share funding for brush, water and fencing work.
- Texas A&M Forest Service →Tree health, oak wilt guidance and wildfire preparedness.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us about the tract you own or the one you are chasing. We will tell you which of these doors to knock on first — no charge, no obligation.
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