Franklin County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Franklin 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 6, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Franklin County, seat of Mount Vernon: 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.
- Next tax deed sale
- Linebarger lists the next sale for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.Tuesday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register in person with the Linebarger representative at the sale before it starts.
- County office
- 903-537-2358
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How Franklin County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Franklin County Sheriff or Precinct 1 Constable, with delinquent tax suits and bidder registration handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, the county's delinquent tax counsel
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Linebarger lists the next sale for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
- Registration
- Register in person with the Linebarger representative at the sale before it starts.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register in person with the Linebarger representative at the sale before it starts. Payment is by cashier's check or money order payable to Linebarger Law Firm. Bidding is oral, to the highest bidder. Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.015 also requires a bidder to hold a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed, so request it from the tax office before the sale.
Sale format and venue
Franklin County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Franklin 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.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use Franklin County tax sale and struck-off property search (Linebarger) 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.Register to bid
Sale day
Linebarger lists the next sale for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the Franklin County Sheriff or Precinct 1 Constable before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Franklin County Sheriff or Precinct 1 Constable as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Franklin County
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Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Franklin County tax sale and struck-off property search (Linebarger). 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.Confirm registration and deposit
Register in person with the Linebarger representative at the sale before it starts. Payment is by cashier's check or money order payable to Linebarger Law Firm. Bidding is oral, to the highest bidder. Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.015 also requires a bidder to hold a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed, so request it from the tax office before the sale.
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.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
unsold properties
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
Franklin County Tax Assessor-Collector (Melissa McSwain Clawson)
P.O. Box 70, Mt. Vernon, TX 75457 (office: 204 TX Hwy 37, Mt. Vernon, TX 75457)
Official websiteCounty notes
- The sale is in person on the south side steps of the Franklin County Courthouse, 200 N. Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon. No online bidding platform is used.
- Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the county's delinquent tax counsel. Its representative takes bidder registration on site immediately before the sale starts.
- Payment is due by cashier's check or money order made out to Linebarger Law Firm.
- Sale notices run in the Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald, published three times before the auction.
- Linebarger lists a Franklin County sale on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. with two properties: a Mt. Vernon parcel on County Road SE 3286 and a Winnsboro resale on Campbell subject to a city lien. Minimum bids were not yet posted.
- One struck-off parcel remains available for a future sale with a $7,173.23 minimum bid, subject to post-judgment taxes.
- Call the tax office at 903-537-2358 to confirm the sale and to obtain the Sec. 34.015 written statement. Online tax payments are taken at franklincountytaxoffice.com. Office fax is 903-537-3483.
- The county does not state whether the Sheriff or the Precinct 1 Constable conducts the sale. Both offices are at 208 TX Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, TX 75457, phone 903-537-4539 (Constable ext. 237).
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.
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
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Verified Oct 6, 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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