Blanco County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Blanco County, seat of Johnson City: 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 Blanco County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Blanco County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or constable is the sale officer under Texas Tax Code 34.01); delinquent tax suits and sale information for Blanco County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, and only when properties have been ordered sold. Linebarger's Blanco County record states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 am" and gives the location as "at the South Door, 101 E. Pecan Drive of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Johnson City, Texas". Notice of sale is posted in "The Johnson City Record Courier newspaper and the Courthouse in Johnson City, Texas". As of July 2026 no Blanco County property was posted for sale on the Linebarger site.
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Blanco County record states "No registration is required at this time." Texas Tax Code 34.015 allows the commissioners court to require a purchaser to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector that no delinquent taxes are owed; the Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector page publishes Form 50-307, "Request for Written Statement About Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale". Payment is by "Personal check, business check or cashier's check" made payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.
Blanco County runs an in-person redeemable tax deed sale at the courthouse. There is no online auction platform. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the county's delinquent tax law firm and is the source of the county's sale logistics: sale at the courthouse south door, 101 E. Pecan Drive, Johnson City, typically at 10:00 am, no bidder registration required at this time, payment by personal check, business check or cashier's check payable to the firm. Blanco is a small county and sales are occasional; the Linebarger site listed no active Blanco County sale properties in July 2026. The county's own website has no tax sale page. Its Tax Assessor-Collector page carries only a "Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale" section linking SB 62, the Form 50-307 written-statement request, and the County Clerk's foreclosure postings. Buyers get a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem within two years for homestead, agricultural-use and mineral property, or 180 days for other property, at the statutory 25 percent or 50 percent premium under Texas Tax Code 34.21. In person, oral bidding at the Blanco County Courthouse south door in Johnson City
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)
Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 465, Johnson City, TX 78636-0465 (office at 101 E. Cypress St., Ste. 101, Johnson City, TX 78636)
Official websiteNotes for Blanco County
- The Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector does not collect property taxes. The Texas Comptroller directory states "This tax office does not collect property taxes" and the county's own page directs property tax matters to the Blanco County Appraisal District at 830-868-4013. The Tax Assessor-Collector still handles motor vehicle work and publishes the Form 50-307 written-statement request used by tax sale bidders.
- Blanco County Appraisal District: 615 N. Nugent Ave. (P.O. Box 338), Johnson City, TX 78636, phone 830-868-4013, blancocad.com. Its site carries no tax sale, struck-off property, or delinquent list content.
- Blanco County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Don Jackson, 400 US Hwy 281 South, Johnson City, TX 78636, phone 830-868-7104. The office page does not mention sheriff sales or tax sales, and the county website names no conducting officer, so the sale officer is stated per the Texas Tax Code 34.01 default rather than a county-specific page.
- The Blanco County Clerk (Laura Walla, 101 E. Cypress, P.O. Box 65, Johnson City, TX 78636, 830-868-7357) posts foreclosure notices online, but the 2025 and 2026 postings reviewed are substitute trustee deed-of-trust foreclosures, not tax foreclosures. Their sale dates all fall on the first Tuesday.
- Blanco County does not appear on MVBA's or Perdue Brandon's upcoming Texas tax sale county lists. It does appear in Linebarger's county roster, which is consistent with Linebarger being the county's delinquent tax firm.
- Blanco County Courthouse: 101 E. Pecan, Johnson City, TX 78636. The sale location is the south door of this building.
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 Blanco County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Blanco County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Blanco 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.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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