Comanche County, TX tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Comanche County sells redeemable tax deeds in person in the City of Comanche. The 2026 notice confirms the statutory redemption terms: "There is a two year right of redemption for homestead property, property appraised as agricultural land and mineral interests. There is a 180 day right of redemption for all other property," running "from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record in the deed records."
• •The redemption premium is stated on the county notice as "purchase amount, deed recording fee, taxes paid by purchaser after the tax sale, and costs expended on the property, plus a redemption premium of 25 percent of the aggregate total during the first year or 50 percent of the aggregate total during the second year." The notice warns that costs are only reasonable maintenance, preservation, and safekeeping expenses, and advises against renovations during the redemption period.
• •Minimum bids include taxes delinquent at the date of judgment but not the current tax year, and the buyer must pay taxes that accrued after judgment. The notice also warns that a purchase may still be subject to city or property owners association liens for demolition, mowing, or maintenance, and that any address on the bid sheet comes from the tax records and may not be accurate.
• •Purchasers get a right of possession beginning 20 days after the deed is filed, per Section 33.51 of the Tax Code as cited on the county notice.
• •Properties can be pulled before the gavel: "Subject properties may be withdrawn from the sale at any time prior to the sale, or at the sale, without notification to prospective purchasers."
• •Two official addresses circulate for the tax office. The county's own Tax Assessor-Collector page lists 204 E Oak Ave, Comanche, TX 76442, while the Comanche Central Appraisal District site lists the Comanche Tax Office at 101 West Central Ave., Comanche, TX 76442, the courthouse address. Both list phone 325-356-3101. Call before mailing.
• •Property tax counter hours on the county page are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. A second office line is listed as 325-356-5790. The Comanche County Sheriff, who conducts the sale, is reachable at 325-356-7533.
• •Deeds, maps, and plats sit with the County Clerk or the appraisal district, and the lawsuit files behind each tract are with the District Clerk. Comanche Central Appraisal District property search is at https://esearch.comanchecad.org/.

Texas 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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.03 - Disposition of excess proceedsTex. Tax Code 34.03Verified Oct 12, 2026

Governing statute

Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.

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