Frio County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Frio County, seat of Pearsall: 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 Frio County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Frio County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or a constable conducts the Texas Tax Code § 34.01 sale at the Frio County Courthouse; delinquent tax suits and sale listings are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Linebarger's Frio County record states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM" and gives the sale location as "at the Steps, 500 E. San Antonio Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Pearsall, Texas." Linebarger's statewide FAQ states: "Public Tax Sales may only be conducted on the first Tuesday of the month except when January 1 or July 4 occurs on the first Tuesday. Then Sales may be conducted on the first Wednesday of the month." No Frio County sale date was posted as of late July 2026.
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Frio County record lists Bidder Registration as "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Payment "must be made by" "Money Orders or Cashier's Check." Bidding is oral to the highest bidder: the officer "begins by announcing the sale and the official minimum opening bid, and then asks for bidders." Texas Tax Code § 34.015 separately requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed before bidding. The winning bidder receives a Sheriff's Deed or Constable's Deed, which Linebarger says is issued "within 4 to 6 weeks after the auction date."
Frio County sells a redeemable tax deed at a live, in-person auction on the courthouse steps in Pearsall. There is no online bidding platform and no tax-sale page on the county's own website: neither the Tax Assessor-Collector page nor the Sheriff's page publishes sale dates or lists. Sale notices are published in the Frio-Nueces Current per Linebarger's county record. As of late July 2026 the Linebarger listing showed 12 Frio County parcels, all typed "STRUCK OFF" with status "Available for Future Sale" (properties in Pearsall, Dilley, and unincorporated county), and no auction was scheduled. Struck-off resales under § 34.05 are handled off-auction: Linebarger's FAQ says "If you are interested in bidding on a struck off property, contact the local tax collection office for the county in which the property is located. In most cases that is the office of the elected Tax Assessor Collector (TAC) of the county." Confirm the sale date, the conducting officer, and the § 34.015 written statement with the Tax Assessor-Collector's office before traveling. In person at the Frio County Courthouse steps, 500 E. San Antonio Street, Pearsall. No online auction platform.
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 Frio County
- Elected Tax Assessor-Collector: Anna L. Alaniz, PCC, CTOP. Pearsall office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; fax 830-505-7288.
- A second Frio County tax office operates in Dilley at 830-326-3253, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no title transfers or tax payments after 4:00 p.m.
- Frio County Sheriff's Office: Peter Salinas, 502 South Cedar Street, Pearsall, TX 78061, 830-505-7153. The office posts occasional foreclosure sale notices as PDFs but keeps no standing tax-sale calendar.
- Constables also serve process and may conduct sales: Pct. 1 Ricardo Ramirez and Pct. 3 Daniel Zapata at 400 S. Pecan St. Ste. 102, Pearsall (830-505-7748 and 830-505-7671); Pct. 2 Earl Wayne Heath (830-317-1332); Pct. 4 John A. Rodriguez, 101 N. Commerce, Dilley (830-326-3284).
- The Frio County Appraisal District confirms collection sits with the county office, not the district: "THE OFFICE OF ANNA L. ALANIZ, FRIO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR LOCATED AT THE FRIO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 500 E SAN ANTONIO STREET, PEARSALL, TEXAS 78061 WILL BE COLLECTING THE ABOVE TAXES."
- Frio County is not on the MVBA upcoming-sales calendar; its delinquent tax listings appear on the Linebarger (LGBS) tax sale site, which has no shareable county-filtered URL, so buyers must search Frio County from the map or list view.
- County courthouse switchboard: Frio County Courthouse, 500 East San Antonio Street, Pearsall, Texas 78061, phone (830) 505-2988.
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 Frio County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Frio County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Frio 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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