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Tax Sale Atlas

DeWitt County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the DeWitt County, TX tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 12, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in DeWitt County, seat of Cuero: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Announcements
No sale is currently scheduled, so there is no live auction, no registration portal, and no announced date.
Format
Online
Registration
The county website publishes no bidder registration instructions or deposit terms.
County office
361-275-0879
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On this page
Look up a sale detail

DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector (Ashley D. Mraz). Delinquent tax suits and the published sale inventory are handled by the county's delinquent tax attorney, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34 the officer conducting a Section 34.01 foreclosure sale is the sheriff or constable, but the county website publishes no separate sheriff tax sale page.. Online auction. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-10-12.

DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector office page (posts tax sale and closed bid results and names the delinquent tax attorney) (source accessed 2026-10-12)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How DeWitt County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Online auction
Run by
DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector (Ashley D. Mraz). Delinquent tax suits and the published sale inventory are handled by the county's delinquent tax attorney, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34 the officer conducting a Section 34.01 foreclosure sale is the sheriff or constable, but the county website publishes no separate sheriff tax sale page.
Frequency
annual
Registration
The county website publishes no bidder registration instructions or deposit terms.
Sale list
DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector tax sale section (results of the July 2026 sale and August 2026 closed bid sale)
When it runs
No tax sale is currently scheduled; the Tax Assessor-Collector page reads "NO TAX SALES AT THIS TIME". The most recent sales were a July 7, 2026 tax sale, held on the first Tuesday of the month as Texas Tax Code Section 34.01 sales are, and a closed bid resale of struck-off property held August 24-28, 2026. DeWitt County posts no recurring sale calendar.
Registration and deposit

The county website publishes no bidder registration instructions or deposit terms. Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed. Contact the DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-275-0879 for that statement and for the procedures of the next sale, including any closed bid resale of struck-off property.

Sale format and venue
DeWitt County runs no dedicated online tax sale auction of its own. The Tax Assessor-Collector page posts sale results as spreadsheets. The July 7, 2026 results list 9 accounts sold to bidders at prices from $2,000 to $60,000 and 3 accounts struck off to the taxing units at their opening bids; most other listed accounts were paid before the sale. Those 3 struck-off parcels in Cuero (suits 15-03-9607, 22-04-10,002 and 23-062-DCCV-00077) were resold in the August 24-28, 2026 closed bid sale for $3,750, $700 and $7,500. A struck-off parcel is resold under Texas Tax Code Section 34.05 rather than at a first-Tuesday Section 34.01 auction, and the buyer still takes a deed subject to the Section 34.21 redemption right. The separate county "Notice of Foreclosure Sales" page is not a tax sale page: it lists deed-of-trust trustee sales under Texas Property Code 51.002 and states those sales occur at "the patio area in front of the west door of the courthouse building, facing Gonzales Street, (building located at 307 N. Gonzales St.)". Do not assume that spot is the designated tax sale area without confirming with the Tax Assessor-Collector. The Sheriff and County Clerk pages carry no tax sale content.
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Source: DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector office page (posts tax sale and closed bid results and names the delinquent tax attorney)· Verified Oct 12, 2026

DeWitt County tax sale list and auction calendar

For DeWitt County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.

  1. Confirm the advertised parcel list

    Use DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector tax sale section (results of the July 2026 sale and August 2026 closed bid sale) as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.

  2. Register to bid

    The county website publishes no bidder registration instructions or deposit terms. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Bidding runs on Online; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in DeWitt County

  1. Confirm the parcel list before pricing

    Open DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector tax sale section (results of the July 2026 sale and August 2026 closed bid sale). Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    The county website publishes no bidder registration instructions or deposit terms. Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed. Contact the DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-275-0879 for that statement and for the procedures of the next sale, including any closed bid resale of struck-off property.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Texas due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Texas before you price the title work.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

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 purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Texas calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax sale office

DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector

361-275-0879

Mailing: PO Box 489, Cuero, TX 77954. Physical: 102 N Clinton St, Suite 130, Cuero, TX 77954.

Official website

County notes

  • County seat is Cuero. The courthouse is at 307 N Gonzales St, Cuero, TX 77954; the Tax Assessor-Collector office sits at 102 N Clinton St, Suite 130.
  • Ashley D. Mraz is the elected Tax Assessor-Collector. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, with no title or specialty plate transactions after 4:30 PM. Email is Ashley.D.Mraz@dwcotx.org.
  • Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is DeWitt County's delinquent tax attorney. Its portal at taxsales.lgbs.com publishes Texas tax sale property and is a practical place to watch for new DeWitt inventory, though it lists no DeWitt parcels at present.
  • No sale is currently scheduled, so there is no live auction, no registration portal, and no announced date. Investors should call 361-275-0879 to ask when the next tax sale or closed bid resale will be held and how bids must be delivered.
  • Property tax payments run through https://dewitt.propertytaxpayments.net/search, linked from the Tax Assessor-Collector page. The DeWitt County Appraisal District (dewittcad.org) handles values and protests and publishes no sale information.
  • Other verified county contacts: Sheriff Carl Bowen at 208 East Live Oak Street, Cuero, TX 77954, 361-275-5734; County Clerk Natalie Carson at 102 N. Clinton St., Suite 120, Cuero, TX 77954, 361-275-0864; Constable Precinct 1 Roy Kuester at 208 E. Live Oak, Suite D, Cuero, TX 77954, 361-550-5091.

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.
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.
Governing statute
Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34

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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Frequently asked questions

Does DeWitt County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Texas sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Sheriff or constable sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does DeWitt County hold tax deed sales?

DeWitt County holds tax deed sales once a year. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Texas's redemption rule: 2 years for a residence homestead, agricultural-use land, or a mineral interest; 180 days for all other property. Call the DeWitt County Tax Assessor-Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the DeWitt County tax sale list?

The recorded official list reference is at co.dewitt.tx.us. Check whether it covers auction parcels, office information or Lands Available, then obtain the advertised parcel list for the sale you plan to bid on. Confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement.

Verified Oct 12, 2026 against official county and state sources.

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 office that runs the sale before you bid.

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