Coryell County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Coryell County, seat of Gatesville: 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 Coryell County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector (Justin K. Carothers). The office's site posts "Notice of property tax Sale!" and a "Coryell County Tax Sales" quick link that points to mvba Law (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.), the county's delinquent tax law firm. mvba's bidder information states purchasers "will receive an ordinary type of Sheriff's Deed which is WITHOUT WARRANTY", so the sale itself is conducted by the officer of the court (sheriff or constable) at the courthouse.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No Coryell County sale date was posted on the mvba Law sale calendar when checked on 2026-07-25 (its August 2026 list covers Bastrop, Bosque, Comal, Harrison, Hill, Jasper, Lampasas, McLennan, Runnels and Rusk; September 2026 covers Eastland only). Texas tax sales run in the statutory first-Tuesday slot at the county courthouse. Sale notices filed with the Coryell County Clerk use that slot and identify the designated area: a July 2026 notice reads "Date: 7/7/2026", "The earliest time the sale will begin is 10:00 AM, or within three (3) hours after that time", "Place: Coryell County Courthouse, Texas, at the following location: 620 East Main Street Gateville, TX 76528 NORTH DOOR/STEPS/PORCH THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE COURTHOUSE, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioners Court." That particular notice is a deed of trust foreclosure rather than a tax sale, so treat the north entrance and the 10:00 AM start as the county's designated sale area and customary start time, and confirm the actual tax sale date with the Tax Assessor-Collector or mvba Law.
Registration and deposit
mvba Law's bidder information states: "Prior to the beginning of the tax sale, a person intending to bid is required to register with the person conducting the sale and present a valid Driver's License or identification card issued by a State agency or the United States government. The grantee named in the deed must be the same person who was the successful bidder. (Section 34.015 Texas Tax Code.)" Bidding is oral and "Successful bidders must pay for their property with cash or a cashier's check. Personal checks will not be accepted." A defaulting bidder is liable for 20 percent of the property value plus costs under Rule 652, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. On the Section 34.015 written statement, mvba says: "In certain counties, a person purchasing property at the tax sale may be required to present to the officer conducting the tax sale a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector that the purchaser does not owe any delinquent taxes to the County or any school district or city in the County. A purchaser will NOT receive a deed to the property purchased at the tax sale until the written statement is presented to the officer... Contact the county tax office to determine if this requirement is applicable." Call the Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector at 254-248-3142 to confirm whether Coryell requires it. Where mvba runs a sale online instead of in person, "Bidders are required to register online at least 24 hours prior to the start of the Tax Sale in order to be eligible to bid"; in-person sales "will have registration on-site the day of the Tax Sale for certain counties."
Coryell County does not publish its own tax sale page. The Tax Assessor-Collector's site routes tax sale information to mvba Law, whose monthly listing page carries bid sheets and sale notices for the counties it collects for. No Coryell sale was listed on that page on 2026-07-25, so the sale format for Coryell could not be confirmed from an official page: mvba runs some Texas counties in person on the courthouse steps and others as online auctions on its own site at mvbataxsales.com, and no Coryell-specific platform was found. Do not assume an online auction; verify with the tax office before planning to bid. Texas sells a redeemable deed, and mvba's bidder information restates the statutory terms: "There is a two year right of redemption for homestead property and property appraised as agricultural land. There is a 180 day right of redemption for all other property", with 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", and possession for the purchaser beginning 20 days after the deed is filed. Property is sold by legal description, "AS IS", all sales final, with no title guarantee. The minimum bid covers taxes delinquent at the date of judgment, and the purchaser must pay taxes accruing after judgment. Property may also carry city or POA liens for demolition, mowing or maintenance. Deeds, maps and plats sit with the County Clerk or the Coryell Central Appraisal District, and the underlying lawsuit files sit with the District Clerk. The County Clerk's online "Foreclosure Sales" archive at coryellcountyclerk.com carries month-by-month notices, but every 2026 notice reviewed was a deed of trust or substitute trustee sale rather than a tax foreclosure. No struck-off or resale inventory (Tax Code Section 34.05) was posted online.
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)
Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector (Justin K. Carothers, Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar)
Coryell County Annex, P.O. Box 6, 800 E. Main St., Suite B, Gatesville, TX 76528
Official websiteNotes for Coryell County
- County seat is Gatesville. The courthouse is at 620 E. Main St., Gatesville, TX 76528, main line (254) 865-5911.
- Second tax office location: Coryell County Annex, 809 S. Main St., Copperas Cove, TX 76522, phone 254-547-4285. Office hours at both are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding county holidays. Fax 254-865-2519, email [email protected].
- The delinquent tax law firm is mvba Law (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.), Round Rock, TX, (512) 323-3200. A site search of mvbalaw.com for "Coryell" returned no results, so the firm publishes no standing Coryell county page; the Coryell listing appears only when a sale is scheduled.
- Sale area confirmed from notices filed with the County Clerk: the north door, steps and porch at the north entrance to the Coryell County Courthouse, 620 East Main Street, Gatesville, unless the Commissioners Court redesignates it.
- Investors should call the Tax Assessor-Collector to confirm two things before a sale: whether Coryell enforces the Section 34.015 written statement of no delinquent taxes, and whether the next sale is in person or online.
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 Coryell County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Coryell County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Coryell 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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