Bowie County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Bowie County, seat of New Boston: 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 Bowie County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Bowie County Sheriff, with the sale conducted online for Bowie Central Appraisal District by McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. (MVBA), the county's delinquent-tax law firm
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, when properties are scheduled. The Bowie County sale page states: "Auction Opens on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 10 am and Closes at 2 pm." MVBA's archive shows the same 10 am to 2 pm online format for the Bowie County sales held on June 2, 2026 and March 4, 2025. Sales are not held every month; check the MVBA monthly list for the next scheduled Bowie County date.
Registration and deposit
Two steps, both required before the sale. 1) Register an online bidder account at mvbataxsales.com at least 24 hours before the auction opens: "Bidders are required to register online at least 24 hours prior to the start of the Tax Sale in order to be eligible to bid on properties." 2) Obtain a Bidder Certificate from Bowie Central Appraisal District. Complete and notarize the Request for Written Statement About Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale (Comptroller Form 50-307) and deliver it with a copy of a valid state or federal photo ID to Bowie CAD, Attn: Sandy Henderson, 710 James Bowie Dr., New Boston, TX 75570, in person, by US Mail, by email to [email protected], or by fax to (903) 628-2087. Documents must arrive no later than the Friday before the sale. The fee is $10, payable to Bowie Central Appraisal District, and the certificate is valid for 90 days. Bowie CAD will not issue certificates the week of the sale. Email the certified Bidder Certificate to MVBA at [email protected] on or before the sale day. Per the county sale page, "Sheriff's deed will NOT be issued without a valid Written Statement on file."
Bowie County sells redeemable tax deeds under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34. The sale runs online rather than on the courthouse steps: MVBA hosts it on its own platform at mvbataxsales.com, and each Bowie County auction page carries a "PRINTABLE LIST" PDF of the lots for review. Those per-sale PDFs are removed after the sale closes, so the durable entry point is the MVBA monthly sales page. Each lot lists an account number, legal description, tax suit number, approximate property address, minimum bid, and bid increment. The bidder-eligibility paperwork is handled by Bowie Central Appraisal District at 710 James Bowie Dr., New Boston, not by the county Tax Assessor-Collector. Bowie County also posts a "NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE" section on its Public Notices page, and the County Clerk posts separate (non-tax) foreclosure sale notices under "Foreclosures." As of July 25, 2026 no Bowie County auction was open on the MVBA platform; the most recent was July 7, 2026.
Register on Online auctionOver-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 Bowie County
- County seat is New Boston. The Tax Assessor-Collector, Trina McEntire, keeps a second office at 601 Main Street, Texarkana, TX 75501, phone (903) 798-3434.
- The Tax Assessor-Collector page carries no tax sale content. Delinquent tax sale logistics for Bowie County sit with Bowie Central Appraisal District and with MVBA, the county's delinquent-tax law firm.
- Bowie Central Appraisal District phone numbers listed on the county site: (903) 628-5493 (New Boston) and (903) 793-8936 (Texarkana). Bidder certificate fax is (903) 628-2087.
- Bowie County Sheriff Jeff Neal, 100 North Stateline Ave, Texarkana, TX, phone (903) 798-3149. The Sheriff's page carries no sale listings.
- Bowie County does not appear in the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale county list, confirming MVBA as the collection firm handling its sales.
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 Bowie County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Bowie County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Bowie 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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