A computer transition impeded the Wharton County Central Appraisal District, preventing accurate tax bills to be sent to some property owners — which might have been a shock for new homeowners or residents who made a mid-year property purchase in 2022 says Leader News. A lot of the homesteads and over 65 exemptions weren’t put on that should have been. The snafu is leading tax officials to make due with incomplete tax records and hand calculate last minute property tax values.