Castro County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Castro County, seat of Dimmitt: 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 Castro County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Castro County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Castro County publishes no tax sale calendar. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.01 the sheriff or constable holds tax foreclosure sales on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse. The Castro County Courthouse is at 100 E Bedford St., Dimmitt, TX 79027.
Registration and deposit
No county registration page found. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector confirming no delinquent taxes are owed before bidding. Request that statement from the Castro County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-647-5336.
No online auction platform was found for Castro County, and the county is not on MVBA Law's posted Texas tax sale list. Castro County is a rural Panhandle county of roughly 7,500 residents, and a sheriff or constable sale at the courthouse is the expected format. The county's Foreclosure Notices page carries only substitute trustee (mortgage) sale notices, not Chapter 34 tax sale notices, so buyers should call the Tax Assessor-Collector or the Sheriff's Office to confirm whether a sale is scheduled and where the notice is posted. Texas sells 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 a 25 percent premium in year one and 50 percent in year two (§ 34.21).
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 Castro County
- County seat and courthouse: 100 E Bedford St., Dimmitt, TX 79027; main county line 806-647-4451 (castro_county_home).
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Connie Gilbreath, 100 East Bedford, Room 100, Dimmitt, TX 79027, phone 806-647-5336, fax 806-647-5654. Hours Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (castro_tax_assessor_collector).
- Sheriff is Salvador Rivera, Castro County Sheriff's Office, 900 E. Bedford Street, Dimmitt, TX 79027, phone 806-647-3311. The Sheriff page says nothing about tax sales (castro_sheriff).
- The county's Foreclosure Notices page lists only substitute trustee sale PDFs back to 2016. None is titled tax sale, sheriff's sale, constable's sale, tax resale, or struck off (castro_foreclosure_notices).
- County Clerk is Amanda Fisher, 100 East Bedford Street, Room 101, Dimmitt, TX 79027, phone 806-647-3338. Official public records are hosted at i2i.uslandrecords.com (castro_county_clerk).
- Castro County Appraisal District (204 S.E. 3rd Street rear, Dimmitt, TX 79027, phone 806-647-5131) appraises only and publishes no tax sale or delinquent collection material (castro_cad).
- Castro County does not appear on MVBA Law's posted upcoming Texas tax sales, which is the firm-run online option for many small Texas counties (mvba_month_sales).
- No delinquent tax law firm was confirmed for Castro County. Perdue Brandon's public tax sale listing pages returned 404 and Linebarger's taxsales.lgbs.com would not render a county list, so neither could be verified.
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 Castro County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Castro County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Castro 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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