Cass County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Cass County, seat of Linden: 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 Cass County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Cass County Sheriff's Office (delinquent tax collection handled by the Cass County Tax Assessor-Collector)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No Cass County tax sale calendar is published online. The recorded Commissioners' Court order covers "SCHEDULED CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S TAX SALES AND TRUSTEE SALES" without fixing a separate date. Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.01 sets sheriff tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month, and every sale date posted on the County Clerk's notice page falls on a first Tuesday, for example "September 1, 2026" and "August 4, 2026", though those specific postings are substitute trustee mortgage sales rather than tax foreclosures.
Registration and deposit
No county bidder registration page or form was found on the county website. Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.015 requires a bidder to hold a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Cass County Tax Assessor-Collector at 903-756-5513.
Cass County sells redeemable tax deeds at an in person sheriff's sale, not through an online auction. A Commissioners' Court order recorded with the County Clerk states: "EFFECTIVE JUNE 24, 2013, SCHEDULED CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S TAX SALES AND TRUSTEE SALES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE OF THE CASS COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED ON HOUSTON STREET, LINDEN, TEXAS." No online platform was found for this county: Cass is absent from the Linebarger tax sale county list and from mvba's August and September 2026 monthly sale listings. The county publishes no tax sale property list, sale calendar, or bidder registration form. Call the Tax Assessor-Collector before a sale to confirm whether a sale is scheduled and to obtain the Sec. 34.015 statement. In person at the Cass County Courthouse (no online auction platform verified)
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)
Cass County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 870, Linden, TX 75563-0870 (office at Cass County Law Enforcement & Justice Center, 604 TX Hwy 8 N, Linden)
Official websiteNotes for Cass County
- Sales are conducted at the north entrance of the Cass County Courthouse on Houston Street in Linden, per a June 24, 2013 Commissioners' Court order recorded by the County Clerk as document 2013003071.
- The Sheriff conducts the sale. The Cass County Tax Assessor-Collector, Angela Young, handles delinquent tax collection and payoff questions at 903-756-5513 (email [email protected]).
- No tax sale list, sale calendar, or bidder registration form appears on the county website or on the Cass County Appraisal District site.
- The County Clerk links its notice page as "Foreclosure and Tax Sales", but the page itself is headed "Foreclosure and Trustee Sale Notices" and carries substitute trustee mortgage sale notices only. Every posted sale date falls on a first Tuesday.
- The Clerk's notice page states: "THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING SALES HELD ON THE STEPS OF THE COURTHOUSE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING TRUSTEE AND/OR FORECLOSURE SALES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MORTGAGE COMPANY."
- No online auction platform serves Cass County as far as could be verified. Cass does not appear in the Linebarger taxsales.lgbs.com county feed (28 counties, none of them Cass) and was not listed among mvba's August 2026 or September 2026 tax sale counties.
- Cass County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Larry Rowe, 604 Hwy 8N / P.O. Box 180, Linden, TX 75563, phone 903-756-7511.
- Cass County Clerk: Amy L. Varnell, 100 E. Houston Street / P.O. Box 449, Linden, TX 75563, phone 903-756-5071. The Clerk records the sale location order and posts courthouse sale notices.
- Perdue Brandon's website (pbfcm.com) was fetched and carries no tax sale listings, and its pages currently contain injected third party spam links, so it was not used as a source.
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 Cass County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Cass County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Cass 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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