Fort Bend County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Fort Bend County, seat of Richmond: 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 Fort Bend County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Fort Bend County Constable Precinct 4 (Constable Patrick Quincy) conducts the sale under an order of sale from the district court. The Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector issues the no-delinquent-taxes statement a buyer must have before a deed is delivered.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Monthly on the first Tuesday, starting at 10:00 a.m. The Precinct 4 page states: "Property sales take place on the first Tuesday of every month, with proceedings typically starting at 10:00 AM." The August 2026 Notice of Sale reads: "on the first Tuesday in August, 2026, the same being the 4th day of said month, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Patton Hall, Richmond, TX 77469, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM." The county calendar entry for that sale lists "Aug. 04, 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM."
Registration and deposit
There is no online bidder registration. The Notice of Sale states that purchasers must have "A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT THE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY," and warns "YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE." It directs buyers to "CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE." The Precinct 4 sales policy clarifies the timing: "We must have a valid Tax Certificate in our office before you will receive your Deed. We do not need it before you pay or bid." Accepted payment is "cash, cashier's checks, and money orders," with checks or money orders "made payable to Constable Patrick Quincy or the Fort Bend Precinct 4 Constable's Office." Winning bidders must pay the exact amount, use a separate instrument for each property, and deliver funds to the Precinct 4 office by 2 p.m. on sale day. The policy also cites Texas Tax Code Section 34.0445(b): "An individual may not bid on or purchase property in the name of any other individual."
Fort Bend County sells redeemable tax deeds at a live, in-person constable auction. No online auction platform is used, so bidders or their agents must attend. Sales are held at the Fort Bend County Gus George Academy, Patton Hall, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469. The August 2026 notice listed seven properties with estimated minimum bids from $7,500 to $29,000 against adjudged values from $103,130 to $307,880, and states: "The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale." The same notice states property is sold "subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein." It also warns "ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE" and "THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT." Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is named as attorney for plaintiffs at (713) 844-3576. The countywide Constables property-sales page currently shows "No recent property records have been posted" and links to an archive, so the Precinct 4 page and the county calendar are the live sources for current notices.
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 Fort Bend County
- Sale venue is the Fort Bend County Gus George Academy, Patton Hall, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469. Bidding runs between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and begins at 10:00 a.m.
- In person only. Fort Bend County uses no online auction platform for its constable tax sale.
- The Tax Assessor-Collector statement is not required to bid or pay, but the Constable must have it on file before issuing the deed. Request it at least two weeks before the sale.
- Payment is cash, cashier's check, or money order payable to Constable Patrick Quincy or the Fort Bend Precinct 4 Constable's Office, exact amount only, a separate instrument for each property, delivered to the Precinct 4 office at 1517 Eugene Heimann Circle, Suite 200, Richmond, TX 77469 by 2 p.m. on sale day.
- Minimum bid is the lesser of the judgment amount plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. A party to the suit or an owner of an interest faces a higher floor equal to the aggregate judgments plus all costs of suit and sale.
- Property conveys subject to the defendants' statutory right of redemption.
- Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the delinquent-tax law firm named on the sale notice, phone (713) 844-3576. The Tax Assessor-Collector property-taxes page also lists Perdue Brandon Collins & Mott, Coats & Rose, and Smith Murdaugh Little & Bonham as delinquent tax attorneys for county taxing units.
- The Tax Assessor-Collector site carries no dedicated tax-sale page. Sale notices live under the Constable Precinct 4 section and the county calendar.
- Constable Precinct 4 lists its phone as 281-342-3411 and its address as 301 Jackson St, Richmond, TX 77469.
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 Fort Bend County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Fort Bend County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Fort Bend 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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