Glasscock County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Glasscock County, seat of Garden City: 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 Glasscock County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Glasscock County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Keith Burnett), Glasscock County Courthouse, 117 E. Currie, Garden City, TX 79739. The sheriff is the statutory officer for Texas Tax Code § 34.01 sales; the county's own pages do not name a tax sale conductor, and neither the Sheriff page nor the Constable page mentions sales.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse when a sale is scheduled, consistent with Texas Tax Code § 34.01. The only sale notice posted on the county's Foreclosure Notices page reads: "February 6, 2024, being the first Tuesday of the month, to commence at 1:00 p.m., or within three hours thereafter." That posting is a substitute trustee's deed of trust sale, not a Tax Code Chapter 34 tax foreclosure, and no tax foreclosure sale notice was posted at the time of research.
- Sale list
- Glasscock County Foreclosure Notices
Registration and deposit
No county bidder registration page exists. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Glasscock County Tax Assessor-Collector, Tina Flores, at 432-354-2489, P.O. Box 89, Garden City, TX 79739-0089, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Glasscock County publishes no dedicated tax sale page, no bidder registration page, and no struck-off or resale list. Sale postings appear only on the county's Foreclosure Notices page, which at the time of research carried a single item: a substitute trustee's sale under Texas Property Code § 51.002 rather than a tax foreclosure. That notice identifies the county's designated sale place as "the north door of Glasscock County Courthouse, located at 117 E. Currie, Garden City, Glasscock County, Texas 79739, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, then in the area designated by the Commissioners Court of Glasscock County, Texas for real property foreclosures." No online auction platform was found for this county and none is referenced on any county page, so plan on an in person courthouse sale. Glasscock is one of the smallest counties in Texas and tax foreclosure sales here are infrequent, so confirm whether any sale is actually scheduled by calling the Tax Assessor-Collector at 432-354-2489 before traveling. The Tax Assessor-Collector page links only to tax lookup and payment tools and says nothing about delinquent tax sales; no delinquent tax law firm (Linebarger, Perdue Brandon, MVBA) was found naming Glasscock County on any page fetched.
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.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Glasscock County Tax Assessor-Collector (Tina Flores)
P.O. Box 89, Garden City, TX 79739-0089; physical office 209 S. Myrl St., Garden City, TX 79739
Official websiteNotes for Glasscock County
- County seat is Garden City. The courthouse is at 117 E. Currie, Garden City, TX 79739, and the Tax Assessor-Collector, County Clerk, and Appraisal District all operate out of 209 S. Myrl St.
- Tax Assessor-Collector Tina Flores, phone 432-354-2489, fax 432-354-2661, office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, mailing address P.O. Box 89, Garden City, TX 79739-0089. Confirmed on both the county site and the Texas Comptroller county directory.
- Sheriff Keith Burnett, Glasscock County Courthouse, 117 E. Currie, Garden City, TX 79739, phone 432-354-2361. Constable Mark Frysak, same courthouse address, no phone published.
- County and District Clerk Rebecca Batla, P.O. Box 190, Garden City, TX 79739, phone 432-354-2371. Deed and lien records are searchable online through the clerk's records portal at https://idocmarket.com/GlasscockTX/Document/Search, which is where a buyer verifies title and prior recorded interests before bidding.
- Glasscock County Appraisal District, chief appraiser Scott Smetana, P.O. Box 155, Garden City, TX 79739-0155, phone 432-203-2215, website glasscockcad.org. The district handles valuation only and posts nothing about tax sales. Its public contact block on the CAD homepage still shows unedited template dummy text, so use the Comptroller directory figures instead.
- No online auction platform is used or referenced. Do not expect a bid4assets, GovEase, or RealAuction listing for this county.
- The county's Foreclosure Notices page is the single place sale postings appear, and it holds only one archived 2024 notice. Treat the page as low volume and check the courthouse posting board or call the Tax Assessor-Collector for current activity.
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 Glasscock County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Glasscock County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Glasscock 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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