Anderson County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Anderson County, seat of Palestine: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Texas tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Anderson County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Anderson County Sheriff's Office (sale conducted by the Sheriff; delinquent-tax suits and the sale list are handled by the taxing units' law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., when a sale is set. LGBS records for ANDERSON COUNTY, TX state "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM" and give the sale location as "at the Eastside Door, Anderson County Courthouse of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Palestine, Texas." The county's own published Joint Notice of Sale reads: "I have on the 5th day of May, 2025, seized, levied upon, and will on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at the East Steps of the Anderson County Courthouse, Palestine, Texas, at 10:00 A.M. on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder." LGBS's FAQ adds that Texas public tax sales "may only be conducted on the first Tuesday of the month except when January 1 or July 4 occurs on the first Tuesday. Then Sales may be conducted on the first Wednesday of the month." Anderson County does not hold a sale every month; sales run only when properties are set.
Registration and deposit
In-person registration at the sale. LGBS's Anderson County record states: "Individuals wishing to bid on property at the sale must register with the Linebarger representative attending the sale prior to the start of the sale." Payee is listed as "Anderson County Sheriff" and payment must be made by "Personal Check, Cashier's Check or Money Order." Texas Tax Code § 34.015 separately requires a bidder to deliver to the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector that the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes; the Anderson County Tax Assessor-Collector page does not post that form or any online bidder-registration portal, so request it from that office in advance.
IN-PERSON SALE. Anderson County is not an online-auction county: the sale is an oral outcry auction on the courthouse steps (East Steps / Eastside Door of the Anderson County Courthouse, 500 N. Church Street, Palestine), not on any internet bidding platform, so there is no auction platform URL. Property is sold for cash to the highest bidder and the buyer receives a Sheriff's Deed without warranty, subject to the owner's statutory right of redemption. The same Joint Notice of Sale also offers struck-off resales under Texas Tax Code § 34.05 (the June 2025 notice listed five foreclosure tracts plus one trust resale). Sale notices are published in The Palestine Herald-Press per LGBS's county record, and the notice itself directs questions to "the attorney for the taxing units at (903) 723-7866." At the time of this research the LGBS property feed showed one Anderson County struck-off parcel (account R62107, minimum bid $7,693.68) with status "Available for Future Sale" and no scheduled sale date. The county website carries a "Foreclosure Notices" link that points to its KoFile records portal; that portal did not load during this research, so it is not cited. The Tax Assessor-Collector's published tax calendar states that on July 1 "Delinquent accounts for the current year are turned over to the tax attorneys for collection" with a 15% collection penalty added.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Texas has no over-the-counter certificate list. Parcels that draw no sufficient bid are struck off to the taxing unit that requested the order of sale, and that unit may resell them at any time by public or private sale. A public resale requested through the sheriff or constable may be sold for any amount. A private sale generally may not go below the lesser of the market value stated in the judgment or the total judgments against the property, unless every taxing unit entitled to proceeds consents. Ask the county or its delinquent-tax law firm for the current struck-off inventory.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Anderson County Tax Assessor-Collector (Tommy G. Cross)
Anderson County Courthouse Annex, 703 N. Mallard St., STE 104, Palestine, TX 75801
Official websiteNotes for Anderson County
- County seat is Palestine. Sales are held at the Anderson County Courthouse, 500 N. Church Street, Palestine, TX 75801, county switchboard (903) 723-7403.
- The Tax Assessor-Collector also runs a second office at the Frankston Annex, 320 S. Commerce St. (mail: PO Box 965), Frankston, TX 75763, phone (903) 876-2211. Office hours are 8am to 4:30pm.
- Anderson County Sheriff's Office: W.R. Flores, Sheriff, 1200 E. Lacy Street, Palestine, TX 75801, phone (903) 729-6068. The Civil Division that handles writs and executions sits at the courthouse, 500 N. Church St., Room 12.
- Anderson County Appraisal District: 801 N. Perry St., Palestine, TX 75801, phone (903) 723-2949, chief appraiser Quintin Baack. Use it for parcel research before bidding; it does not run the sale.
- The Anderson County Tax Office online portal at tax.co.anderson.tx.us is a Tyler property search and payment site only. It carries no tax sale listings.
- Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott handles struck-off resale inquiries for Elkhart ISD and the City of Elkhart within Anderson County and directs those to its Tyler office at (903) 597-7664, per its published tax resale page. Countywide suits and the sheriff's sale list run through Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson.
- Bid4Assets carries a stale courtesy 'notice of sale' listing for Anderson County that Bid4Assets itself disclaims as unverified third-party data from a 2021 sale. It is not the county's auction platform and was not used as a fact source here.
Texas statewide rules
- Redemption
- The redemption clock runs from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record, not from the sale date. Property that was the owner's residence homestead or was land designated for agricultural use when the suit or the warrant application was filed, and any mineral interest, may be redeemed on or before the second anniversary of that filing. Every other property may be redeemed only through the 180th day after the deed is filed. When a parcel is struck off to a taxing unit instead, the period runs from the date the taxing unit's deed is filed for record. The former owner has no right to use, possess, or collect rent from the property while the redemption right runs, and the right of redemption cannot be sold or transferred: any instrument purporting to transfer it is void.
- Deed deposit
- The Tax Code sets no statewide deposit and no buyer premium. Section 34.01 directs the officer to conduct the sale the way similar property is sold under execution, so payment terms are set locally by the officer who runs the sale. Most Texas counties collect the full bid in cash or by cashier's check on the day of the sale. Confirm the terms with the county before you bid.
- Homestead deeds
- Texas sets no separate opening bid for a homestead. What changes on a homestead parcel is the exit: a residence homestead, land designated for agricultural use when the suit or warrant application was filed, and a mineral interest all carry a two-year redemption right instead of 180 days, and the premium the owner pays can reach 50 percent in the second year. Price a homestead parcel for that longer clock.
- Surplus proceeds
- The officer pays any excess proceeds to the clerk of the court that issued the order of sale. The clerk holds the excess for two years after the sale and notifies the former owner when the amount exceeds $25. A claim must be filed before the second anniversary of the sale. The court pays established claims in statutory priority: a purchaser at a sale later adjudged void, taxing units for post-judgment or omitted taxes, other lienholders, taxing units for unsatisfied judgment amounts, and then the former owner. Anything unclaimed is distributed to the taxing units.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Anderson County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Anderson County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Anderson County hold tax deed sales?
- annual. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
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