Camp County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Camp County, seat of Pittsburg: 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 Camp County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Camp County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or constable conducts the sale at the courthouse; delinquent tax suits, notices and property listings are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, Tyler office)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM, in the months when a sale is scheduled. The Linebarger county detail for Camp County states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 1:30 PM". Camp CAD notes "Last tax sale March 03, 2026", and the county struck-off list records strike-off dates of 11/7/2023, 12/3/2024, 9/2/2025 and 3/3/2026, all first Tuesdays. Sales are not held every month; check the posted notice before traveling.
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Camp County detail 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." Payment must be made by cashier's check or money order, payee "Linebarger Law Firm". Linebarger's Texas FAQ adds that in counties that have adopted Tex. Tax Code Sec. 34.015, a bidder must present the sheriff or constable a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed, obtained on a notarized request form with a $10 statutory fee; confirm with the Camp County Tax Assessor-Collector whether Camp County has adopted that requirement.
Sale location per Linebarger's Camp County detail: "at the South Steps, 126 Church Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Pittsburg, Texas." Notice of sale is typically published in The Pittsburg Gazette. Bidding is oral and to the highest bidder, with the officer announcing the minimum opening bid; there is no online auction platform for Camp County, so do not expect to bid remotely. Unsold parcels are struck off to the taxing units and offered again at later sales: the county struck-off list dated 03/03/2026 shows 11 tracts with minimum bids from $1,720.00 to $30,565.39, and taxsales.lgbs.com returns 8 Camp County records with status "Available for Future Sale". The struck-off list carries the Linebarger footer "Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP, 1517 W Front Street, Suite 202, Tyler, TX 75702, (903) 597-2897" and states "ALL PROPERTIES WILL BE OFFERED AS RESALES AT FUTURE TAX SALES. MINIMUM BIDS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE". Deeds are subject to the former owner's statutory right of redemption; the list warns that "The deeds to some of the properties will contain an acknowledgement that the property is subject to prior owners' right of redemption, if any." In person at the Camp County Courthouse. Properties are published online at taxsales.lgbs.com (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson), but bidding is live and oral, not online.
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 Camp County
- County seat is Pittsburg. The courthouse is at 126 Church Street, Pittsburg, TX 75686, and the sale is held on the south steps.
- Camp County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff John Cortelyou, 203 Tapp Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, phone 903-856-6651, fax 903-856-3681 (source: co-camp-sheriff).
- Camp County Tax Assessor-Collector fax is 903-856-0811 and office hours are Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:30 (source: co-camp-tac).
- Camp County Appraisal District, 143 Quitman St., Pittsburg, TX 75686, phone (903) 856-6538 or (903) 856-6544, hosts the tax sale and struck-off links (source: campcad-taxinfo).
- Delinquent tax counsel is Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, Tyler office, 1517 W Front Street, Suite 202, Tyler, TX 75702, (903) 597-2897, per the county struck-off list footer (source: campcad-struckoff).
- The current struck-off PDF is https://campcad.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Camp-Struck-Off-List-as-of-03.03.2026.pdf and an earlier one is https://campcad.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/09-02-2025-Camp-Struck-Off-List.pdf; both are linked from the Camp CAD tax information page, so use that page as the durable entry point.
- Linebarger runs an Interested Buyer Notification Program that emails a monthly PDF and CSV of the next auction list per subscribed county, with report links active about 120 days (source: campcad-buyer-notify).
- Neither the county website nor Camp CAD publishes a standing sale-day page, so the authoritative notice is the posted/published notice of sale and the Linebarger listing.
- No online auction platform was found for Camp County; do not list Bid4Assets, GovEase, RealAuction or similar for this county.
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 Camp County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Camp County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Camp 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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