Gray County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Gray County, seat of Pampa: 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 Gray County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Gray County Tax Assessor-Collector (Christie Johnson) handles bidder registration and bid intake; the sale itself is a sheriff's sale under Texas Tax Code § 34.01. The Gray County Sheriff's Office publishes no tax sale information of its own.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Gray County publishes no sale calendar or sale date on any official page we could reach. Its only posted tax sale document, the Tax Sale Bid Form, instructs bidders to "RETURN COMPLETED FORM PRIOR TO THE TAX SALE" without naming a date. Texas sheriff's tax sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tex. Tax Code § 34.01, so confirm the next Gray County sale date directly with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-669-8018.
Registration and deposit
Bidders must file the county's "Tax Sale Bid Form," a Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes under Texas Tax Code § 34.015, before bidding. The form asks for the bidder or company name, mailing address, and a list of all property owned in Gray County, and carries the declaration "I THE ABOVE LISTED BIDDER/COMPANY DO NOT HAVE DELINQUENT TAXES DUE ON ANY PROPERTY IN GRAY COUNTY." Instructions: "RETURN COMPLETED FORM PRIOR TO THE TAX SALE" in person or by email to [email protected]. The form's "For Tax Office Use" block records suit or cause number, tract, bid amount, bidder number, and clerk initials, which indicates bids are recorded by hand at the sale rather than through an online platform.
Gray County appears to run its redeemable tax deed sale in person, at the courthouse, not on an online auction platform. No county page, and no third-party auction site we fetched, shows an online platform for Gray County. Gray County does not appear on MVBA Law's list of upcoming Texas tax sales, and we found no Perdue Brandon or Linebarger county listing page for Gray. The county's own paper bid form with hand-recorded bidder numbers points to a live sheriff's sale. Winning bidders take a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem within 2 years for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral-interest property, or 180 days for other property, at the statutory 25 percent or 50 percent premium under Tex. Tax Code § 34.21. Separately, the Gray County Clerk posts mortgage foreclosure and substitute trustee sale notices, which are not tax sales; do not mistake those postings for the delinquent tax sale list.
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)
Gray County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 382, Pampa, TX 79066 (physical office: Gray County Courthouse, 205 N. Russell, Room 101, Pampa, TX 79065)
Official websiteNotes for Gray County
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Christie Johnson. Property tax email: [email protected]. Bid forms go to [email protected].
- Gray County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Michael Ryan, 218 N. Russell, Pampa, TX 79065, 806-669-8022. The office website carries no tax sale, sheriff sale, or auction content.
- No sale list URL was found. The county tax office page links only the blank Tax Sale Bid Form, not a property list. Request the current list from the Tax Assessor-Collector.
- The county runs its site on the Texas Association of Counties CIRA platform, so some links resolve to newtools.cira.state.tx.us. The county's Public Notices Calendar showed no tax sale notice when checked in July 2026.
- Gray County Clerk (Dee Dee Laramore), P.O. Box 1902, Pampa, TX 79066, 806-669-8004, posts Notice of Trustee's Sale PDFs at graycountyclerk.org. Those are mortgage foreclosures, not delinquent tax sales.
- Gray County Appraisal District (graycad.org) publishes no delinquent tax sale or struck-off property content.
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 Gray County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Gray County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Gray 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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