Colorado County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Colorado County, seat of Columbus: 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 Colorado County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Colorado County Sheriff's Office (the notice is signed "Sheriff of Colorado County, Texas"); suits are brought by the Colorado County Central Appraisal District and prosecuted by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, when a sale is scheduled. The county's Notice of Tax Foreclosure Sale states: "Date and Time of Sale: THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2, 2024, at 3:00 P.M." and "The foreclosure sales under this notice will be held on the first Tuesday of said month, at the Courthouse door of said County, at the time set out above." Colorado County is small and does not hold a sale every month; watch the county Public Notices page for a posted notice.
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration page was found. The sale notice states property is offered "at public auction, for cash." Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 the officer conducting the sale cannot deliver a deed unless the successful bidder shows a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector that the bidder owes no delinquent taxes, so obtain that statement from the Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector before bidding. The county's delinquent tax firm states that a commissioners court "may require that, to be an eligible bidder, a person must be registered as a bidder with the county tax assessor-collector before the sale begins," and that sales "are for cash, and most counties will accept cash or cashier's checks." Confirm current requirements with the Sheriff's Office and the Tax Assessor-Collector.
Colorado County runs its tax foreclosure sales IN PERSON. No online auction platform was found on any official county page, and none is named in the county's sale notice. The county's Public Notices page states the sale location as "The foyer, inside the main entrance, of the Colorado County Annex Building, 318 Spring Street, Columbus, Texas"; the 2024 tax foreclosure notice describes the place as "the Courthouse door of said County." Confirm the exact spot with the Sheriff's Office before sale day. Property taxes for the county are collected by the Colorado County Appraisal District at 106 Cardinal Lane, Columbus, TX 78934, (979) 732-8222, so payoff and redemption figures come from that office. The sale notice names Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P., 3301 Northland Drive, Ste 505, Austin, Texas 78731, (512) 302-0190 as authorized representative; that firm posts county sale lists at pbfcm.com/taxsale.html, and Colorado County appears there only when a sale is scheduled (it was not listed as of the August 2026 cycle). The notice also warns that all property is "SOLD SUBJECT TO TAXES THAT ACCRUE AFTER THE DATE OF JUDGMENT (I.E., POST-JUDGMENT TAXES)" and that no property may be sold to anyone other than a taxing unit party to the suit for less than the lower of the total taxes, penalties, interest and costs due or the adjudged value.
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)
Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector
Colorado County Courthouse Annex, 318 Spring Street, Room 102, Columbus, TX 78934
Official websiteNotes for Colorado County
- Colorado County sells redeemable tax deeds at a sheriff's sale on the first Tuesday of the month; the county does not schedule a sale every month, so check the Public Notices page for a posted Notice of Tax Foreclosure Sale.
- The sale is held in person in Columbus, the county seat. No official county source names an online auction platform.
- The 2024 county notice set the sale time at 3:00 p.m.; Texas law allows first-Tuesday sales between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., so read the posted notice for the exact hour.
- Plaintiff in the foreclosure suits is the Colorado County Central Appraisal District, which also collects property taxes for the county's taxing units.
- Bring cash or a cashier's check and a written statement from the Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes owed; without it the officer cannot deliver the deed.
- The Sheriff's Office is at 2215 Walnut Street, Columbus, TX 78934, (979) 732-2388; civil process is handled by Deputy Nancy Gorman, who signed the 2024 sale notice as deputy.
- Redemption follows the Texas statewide rule: two years for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral property, 180 days for everything else.
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 Colorado County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Colorado County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Colorado 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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