Baylor County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Baylor County, seat of Seymour: 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 Baylor County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Baylor County Sheriff (Sheriff Darcy White), acting as the officer charged with selling property under Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.01. The Baylor County Tax Assessor-Collector (Jeanette Holub) issues the bidder eligibility statement required by Sec. 34.015.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Baylor County publishes no sale calendar of its own, so only the statutory schedule is verifiable. Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.01(r-1): "A sale of real property under this section, other than a sale conducted by means of a public auction using online bidding and sale under Subsection (a-1), must take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of a month or, if the first Tuesday of a month occurs on January 1 or July 4, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month." Sec. 34.01(r) adds that the sale "must take place at the county courthouse in the county in which the land is located" unless the commissioners court records a designated alternate area nearby. No confirmed Baylor County sale date appeared on any official page in July 2026, and sales in a county this small are sporadic rather than monthly.
Registration and deposit
No county-published registration procedure or bidder portal was found. Under Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.015 the officer "may not execute or deliver a deed to the purchaser of the property unless the purchaser exhibits to the officer an unexpired written statement issued under this section to the person by the county assessor-collector of the county in which the sale is conducted" showing no delinquent taxes owed to that county or to any school district or municipality with territory in the county. Request that statement in writing from the Baylor County Tax Assessor-Collector at 101 S. Washington St., Seymour, TX 76380, phone (940) 889-3169, before bidding.
Baylor County is a small rural county (county seat Seymour) with no dedicated tax sale page. Verified in July 2026: the county Tax Assessor-Collector page, the County Sheriff page, and the county Public Notices calendar carry no sale notices, no sale list, and no auction platform link. The Baylor County Appraisal District site (baylorcad.org, which redirects to baylorcad.southwestdatasolutions.com) offers only Property Search, Publications, Tax Rates, Links, Exemptions, Forms and FAQ, with "USEFUL LINKS: No links yet." and no tax sale, resale, or struck-off section. Because no online-bidding authorization under Sec. 34.01(a-1) was found for this county, treat the sale as an IN-PERSON auction at the Baylor County Courthouse, 109 N Washington, Seymour, Texas 76380. No online platform URL is reported because none was verified. Call ahead: Sheriff (940) 889-3333, Tax Assessor-Collector (940) 889-3169, courthouse (940) 889-3553. One collection quirk matters here: the Texas Comptroller county directory states that this tax office "does not collect property taxes" and that the county appraisal district may collect some or all local property taxes, so delinquent account and judgment questions should start with the Baylor County Appraisal District at 211 N. Washington St., Seymour, TX 76380, phone 940-888-5636. As of July 2026 no Baylor County sale appeared on the statewide listings of the three large Texas delinquent-tax firms that were checked (Linebarger, MVBA, Perdue Brandon), so the sale list is most likely available only through the courthouse posting and the county's newspaper of record. Office names, officeholders, phones, and addresses above were read from the county's own site and the Comptroller directory (source keys baylor-county-sheriff, baylor-county-tax-assessor, comptroller-county-directory-baylor, baylor-cad).
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)
Notes for Baylor County
- Tax Assessor-Collector: Jeanette Holub, 101 S. Washington St., Seymour, TX 76380-2566, phone (940) 889-3169, fax (940) 889-6256, email [email protected].
- Sheriff: Darcy White, 101 S Washington, Seymour, TX 76380-2566, phone (940) 889-3333, fax (940) 889-3915, business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Baylor County Courthouse: 109 N Washington, Seymour, Texas 76380, phone (940) 889-3553. This is the statutory sale location under Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.01(r) absent a recorded alternate designation.
- Baylor County Appraisal District: Chief Appraiser Paula Kinsinger, 211 N. Washington St., Seymour, TX 76380-2123, phone 940-888-5636, fax 940-888-5566. Per the Texas Comptroller county directory the county tax assessor's office does not collect property taxes, so the appraisal district is the collecting office.
- Active taxing units listed by the Comptroller for Baylor County: Baylor County, Seymour ISD, Olney ISD, City of Seymour, Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District, and Baylor County Hospital District.
- No online auction platform, no bidder registration portal, and no published sale or struck-off list were found on any official Baylor County source in July 2026. Verify the next sale date by phone before traveling.
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 Baylor County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Baylor County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Baylor 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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