Fisher County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Fisher County, seat of Roby: 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 Fisher County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Fisher County Sheriff's Office (redeemable tax deed sales under Texas Tax Code 34.01; delinquent tax and foreclosure records held by the Fisher County Appraisal District)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Fisher County publishes no sale calendar or recurring sale date. Texas sheriff's tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month under Texas Tax Code 34.01, but Fisher County posts nothing county-specific; its Posted Notices page currently carries only substitute trustee (mortgage) foreclosure notices, not tax foreclosure sale notices. Confirm any date and time by phone before traveling.
Registration and deposit
No county-specific bidder registration page is published. Texas Tax Code 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Fisher County Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-776-2181, and request the foreclosure property list from the Fisher County Appraisal District at 325-776-2733. Confirm sale-day sign-in procedure with the Sheriff's Office at 325-776-2273.
Fisher County runs an in-person sheriff's sale. No online auction platform is published by the county, the appraisal district, or any verified vendor page, so do not expect to bid remotely. The county website states: "For a list of properties under tax foreclosure, please call the Appraisal District at 325-776-2733 to request a list." The Fisher County Tax Assessor-Collector handles motor vehicle titles, registration, and voter registration only and does not collect property taxes; the Fisher County Appraisal District collects for the county's taxing units. The courthouse address given by the county is 112 N Concho St, Roby, TX 79543. This is a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem within 2 years for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral interests, or 180 days for other property, at the statutory 25 or 50 percent premium under Texas Tax Code 34.21.
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 Fisher County
- Property tax collection is handled by the Fisher County Appraisal District, not the county tax office. The Texas Comptroller county directory records that the Fisher County tax assessor-collector "does not collect property taxes."
- Fisher County Appraisal District: PO Box 516, Roby, TX 79543; phone 325-776-2733; fax 325-776-2636; https://www.fishercad.org. Chief appraiser listed as Holly Bufkin on the district contact page and as interim chief appraiser Gary Zeitler in the Comptroller directory.
- Fisher County Tax Assessor-Collector: Jonnye Lu Speck, PO Box 278 / 100 N Concho St, Roby, TX 79543; phone 325-776-2181; fax 325-776-2104. Listed duties are motor vehicle titles and registration, voter registration, and state and county fees.
- Main county switchboard is 325-776-2151; county email [email protected]; courthouse at 112 N Concho St, Roby, TX 79543.
- No Fisher County tax sale page, sale notice, bidder packet, or struck-off/trust property list was found on any official site. The MVBA monthly Texas tax sale list was checked on 2026-07-26 and Fisher County was not among the counties listed; no online auction platform for Fisher County was verified anywhere.
- Do not use www.co.fisher.tx.us; that hostname fails TLS validation and resolves to a Harrison County certificate. The working official domain is www.fishercounty.org.
- The Fisher County Appraisal District news and records pages carry no tax sale content, so the phone request route is the only published path to the foreclosure list.
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 Fisher County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Fisher County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Fisher 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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