Cochran County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Cochran County, seat of Morton: 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 Cochran County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Cochran County Sheriff's Office conducts the sale as a sheriff sale; the Cochran County Tax Assessor-Collector (office title on the county site: County Tax Assessor-Collector, Dixie Mendoza) handles delinquent tax billing, payoffs and the bidder statement. Neither office page mentions tax sales, so the assignment between Sheriff and Precinct 1 Constable is not published.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Cochran County publishes no sale date. The Public Notices and Agendas calendar carried no tax sale, sheriff sale or resale entry for any month checked in 2025 or 2026, and the categories it filters on are Standard, CC Meetings, Burn ban, Surplus Sale and Public Notice. Texas sheriff and constable tax sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code 34.01, so confirm the next Cochran County date by phone with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-266-5171 or the Sheriff at 806-266-5211.
Registration and deposit
Not published by Cochran County. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed before buying at the sale; request that statement from the Cochran County Tax Assessor-Collector, Room 101 of the courthouse, 806-266-5171, [email protected]. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8am to 5pm and Friday 8am to 2pm.
No online auction platform was found for Cochran County, so plan on an in-person courthouse sale and verify by phone before travelling. Every official surface was checked and none carries a tax sale page, sale list, bidder packet or struck-off inventory: the county website and its Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Constable, County Clerk, Public Notices, Bids and County News pages; the county property search at esearch.co.cochran.tx.us; and the Cochran Central Appraisal District site, which states the CAD does not collect taxes and refers tax questions to the county Tax Assessor-Collector. Cochran County does not appear on the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale county list, so that firm is not the collection attorney here; the county publishes no delinquent tax law firm name at all. The County Clerk page links out to a foreclosure listings site for Cochran County records, but that site returned HTTP 503 on repeated attempts and could not be verified, so it is not cited as a list URL. Cochran County is a small West Texas county (county seat Morton) and sales are sporadic; call before assuming a sale is scheduled.
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)
Cochran County Tax Assessor-Collector
Cochran County Courthouse, Room 101, 100 North Main Street, Morton, TX 79346
Official websiteNotes for Cochran County
- County Tax Assessor-Collector: Dixie Mendoza, Room 101 Courthouse, 100 North Main Street, Morton, TX 79346. Phone 806-266-5171, fax 806-266-5629, email [email protected]. Hours Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm, Friday 8am to 2pm.
- County Sheriff: Joseph Guerra, Room B-7 Courthouse, 100 North Main Street, Morton, TX 79346. Phone 806-266-5211, fax 806-266-8888.
- Precinct 1 Constable: Ricky Davidson, Courthouse Room B-4, 100 N Main Street, Morton, TX 79346. Phone 806-266-0907.
- County Clerk main line 806-266-5508 handles public notices and recorded documents; the clerk page links to a Cochran County foreclosure listings service that was unreachable at research time.
- Cochran Central Appraisal District, 109 Southeast 1st Street, Morton, TX 79346, phone 806-266-5584. The CAD appraises only and directs collection questions to the county Tax Assessor-Collector.
- Property search for research before bidding: https://esearch.co.cochran.tx.us (county tax roll) and https://esearch.cochrancad.com (appraisal district). Neither carries a tax sale or struck-off section.
- No sale list URL and no auction platform URL are provided because none was found on an official page that loaded.
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 Cochran County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Cochran County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Cochran 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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