Fayette County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Fayette County, seat of La Grange: 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 Fayette County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Fayette County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at the Fayette County Courthouse, 151 N Washington St., La Grange, per the statewide rule in Texas Tax Code 34.01. Fayette County publishes no tax sale calendar or sale notice online, so no county-confirmed sale date was found.
Registration and deposit
No county bidder-registration page exists. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed, then present it at the sale. Request that statement from the Fayette County Tax Assessor-Collector at 979-968-3164, Option 2, or [email protected].
No online auction platform was verified for Fayette County. The county government site (co.fayette.tx.us) has no tax sale, sheriff sale, or struck-off property page: the Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Constable, Public Notices, and Forms pages were all fetched and none mention delinquent tax sales. The County Clerk does maintain a running Foreclosure Notices archive at https://www.co.fayette.tx.us/page/fayette.County.Clerk, but every 2025 and 2026 notice posted there is a deed-of-trust trustee sale, not a tax foreclosure sale. Fayette County was not listed among MVBA's upcoming Texas tax sales or its online auction feed when checked in July 2026. Treat the sale as in person at the courthouse and confirm the date, sale list, and whether a delinquent-tax law firm handles postings by calling the Tax Assessor-Collector (979-968-3164, Option 2) or the Sheriff's Office (979-968-5856).
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)
Fayette County Tax Assessor-Collector
Fayette County Annex, 143 N Main Street, Ste B, La Grange, TX 78945
Official websiteNotes for Fayette County
- Tax Assessor-Collector: Sylvia Mendoza. Mailing address Fayette County Annex, 143 N Main Street, Ste B, La Grange, TX 78945. Physical office at the Fayette County Courthouse, 151 N Washington St., La Grange, TX 78945. Phone 979-968-3164 Option 2, fax 979-968-5840, email [email protected]. Hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, open during lunch.
- Fayette County Sheriff's Office: mailing address 1646 North Jefferson, La Grange, TX 78945, physical location Fayette County Courthouse, 151 N Washington St., phone 979-968-5856, fax 979-968-5080.
- Fayette County Clerk: 246 W. Colorado St, La Grange, TX (north of the courthouse), phone 979-968-3251, fax 979-968-8531, hours Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, closed 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. The Clerk posts dated foreclosure notices by year, all of which are trustee sales rather than tax sales.
- Fayette County Appraisal District is a separate office at 111 S. Vail St., La Grange, TX 78945, phone 979-968-8383. Its site carries appraisal and payment information only and no delinquent tax sale content.
- No delinquent-tax law firm was confirmed for Fayette County. MVBA's July 2026 upcoming-sales list covered Bastrop, Bosque, Comal, Harrison, Hill, Jasper, Lampasas, McLennan, Runnels, Rusk and Eastland, with no Fayette County entry.
- Buyers should verify the redemption exposure before bidding: Texas Tax Code 34.21 gives two years at a 25 percent or 50 percent premium on homestead, agricultural-use and mineral interests, and 180 days at 25 percent on all other property.
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 Fayette County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Fayette County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Fayette 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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