Eastland County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Eastland County, seat of Eastland: 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 Eastland County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Eastland County Appraisal District (delinquent tax sale for Eastland County taxing units, held at the Eastland County Courthouse; the officer conducting the sale registers bidders on site under Texas Tax Code 34.015)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM at the courthouse. The current notice is headed "DELINQUENT TAX SALE - EASTLAND COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND GORMAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, EASTLAND COUNTY, TEXAS / September 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM / Eastland County Courthouse" (notice posted 2026-07-21). The county's In-Trust Property Sale list uses the same pattern: "February 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., Eastland County Courthouse, 100 West Main, Eastland, Texas." Sales are not held every month; watch the appraisal district's Tax Sale Information page for the next posted date.
Registration and deposit
Register in person before bidding starts. The notice 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." Bidders acting for a corporation or entity must show written authorization, and the grantee named in the deed must match the registered bidder or entity (Section 34.015, Texas Tax Code). The appraisal district also warns that a buyer "may be required to present a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector stating they do not owe delinquent taxes to the County, school districts or cities in the County." A bidder acknowledgement form with a bidder registration number is attached to the sale notice and must be completed before arrival.
Eastland County runs a traditional in person courthouse auction. There is no online auction platform: the appraisal district states "All properties are only available for sale at a tax sale conducted at the Eastland County Courthouse, there will be no open or sealed bids accepted." Property sells to the highest bidder on oral bids, and "Successful bidders must pay for their property with cash or a cashier's check payable to Eastland County Appraisal District." A minimum bid is printed beside each tract on the bid sheet and covers taxes delinquent at the date of judgment, not the current tax year. Buyers receive an ordinary Sheriff's Deed without warranty, title is not guaranteed, and the notice warns that title insurance may be difficult to obtain. Property is sold by legal description, "AS IS" with all faults, and all sales are final with no refunds. The same list carries a RESALES block of properties struck off and held in trust by the taxing units, offered under Section 34.05 of the Texas Property Tax Code. The September 1, 2026 list ran 21 tracts with minimum bids from $1,000 to $21,000, mostly small city lots in Ranger, Cisco, Eastland, Olden, and Gorman. Redemption is restated on the notice: two years for homestead property, property appraised as agricultural land, and mineral interests; 180 days for all other property; running from the date the purchaser's deed is recorded, with a 25 percent premium in the first year and 50 percent in the second. Purchasers get a right of possession starting 20 days after the deed is filed (Section 33.51). Buyers may still owe demolition, mowing, or maintenance liens held by a city or property owners association. Questions on the sale go to the number printed on the notice: "you may contact our office in Eastland at (254) 629-3538." In person, oral outcry at the Eastland County Courthouse
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 Eastland County
- The Eastland County Appraisal District publishes the delinquent tax sale notice and property list and is the payee on winning bids. Its chief appraiser is Randy Clark and general email is [email protected].
- The separate county Tax Assessor-Collector is Andrea May, 100 W. Main St., Suite 101, Eastland, TX 76448 (mailing 101 W. Main St., Ste. 101), phone 254-629-1564, hours Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. That office is where a bidder obtains the written statement of no delinquent taxes required under Section 34.015.
- The sale notice directs questions to (254) 629-3538, a number that does not match either the appraisal district's or the tax assessor-collector's published main line; call it for sale-day specifics.
- The Eastland County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Jason Weger, 201 West White, Eastland, TX 76448, 254-629-1774) publishes no tax sale listings on its county web page, so the appraisal district page is the only county-hosted list.
- Struck-off inventory is re-offered as an "In-Trust Property Sale" on the same Tax Sale Information page, under a separate list and heading. The archived example is dated February 6, 2024.
- The appraisal district website is hosted by Pritchard & Abbott Inc. Sale PDF links are timestamped and rotate, so link to the Tax Sale Information page rather than a document URL.
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 Eastland County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Eastland County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Eastland 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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