Coke County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Coke County, seat of Robert Lee: 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 Coke County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
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Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Coke County Sheriff's Office (statutory officer charged with the sale under Texas Tax Code Section 34.01). No Coke County page names the officer for tax foreclosure sales. The county's collections office is the Coke County Tax Assessor-Collector.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No Coke County tax sale date is published online. Public foreclosure sales in the county run on the statutory first Tuesday at the courthouse. The most recent sale notice filed with the County/District Clerk sets a sale for "Tuesday, August 4, 2026", "held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.", "At the Coke County Courthouse located at 13 E 7th Street, Robert Lee, TX 76945, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the Coke County Commissioners Court." That notice is a deed of trust foreclosure rather than a tax foreclosure, so it confirms the county's designated sale area and sale hours, not a scheduled tax sale.
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration procedure was found. Under Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 a bidder must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Coke County Tax Assessor-Collector, 13 East 7th Street, Robert Lee, TX 76945, 325-453-2614.
Coke County publishes no tax sale page, no sale calendar, and no online auction platform. Sales are held in person at the Coke County Courthouse in Robert Lee on the first Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., per sale notices filed with the County/District Clerk. Coke County did not appear on McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen's upcoming Texas tax sale list or its struck-off trust property list as of July 2026, and no delinquent tax law firm is named on any county page. The county has roughly 3,300 residents, so tax foreclosure sales are infrequent. Confirm the next sale by phone with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-453-2614 or the Sheriff's Office at 325-453-2717.
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 Coke County
- Sales officer contact: Coke County Sheriff Billy Williams, P.O. Box 9, 13 East 7th Street, Robert Lee, TX 76945, 325-453-2717.
- County/District Clerk Carolla Orcutt, 13 E. 7th Street, Robert Lee, TX 76945, 325-453-2631, posts foreclosure and trustee sale notices on the clerk's page.
- Tax Assessor-Collector office hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 4:45pm, Friday 8:00am to 12:45pm. Fax 325-453-2328.
- Coke County Constable, Precinct 1: Marty Boyd, P.O. Box 391, Bronte, TX 76933, (325) 473-2200.
- Coke County Appraisal District handles values and property search, not the sale: 13 E 7th St / P.O. Box 2, Robert Lee, TX 76945, 325-453-4528, property search at https://esearch.cokecad.org/.
- Courthouse main line (325) 453-2641, Coke County Courthouse, 13 E. 7th St., Robert Lee, TX 76945.
- No online auction platform was verified for Coke County. Do not assume GovEase, Bid4Assets, or MVBA online bidding applies here.
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 Coke County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Coke County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Coke 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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