Hale County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Hale County, seat of Plainview: 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 Hale County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Hale County Sheriff's Office (statutory sale officer under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34); delinquent tax billing and collection run through the Hale County Tax Assessor-Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Hale County publishes no tax sale calendar on its official website. The statewide default under Texas Tax Code § 34.01 is the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse. No county-published date, time, or designated sale area was found, so confirm timing directly with the Tax Assessor-Collector at (806) 291-5276 or the Sheriff's Office at (806) 296-2724 before relying on it.
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration procedure was found. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector certifying no delinquent taxes are owed; request that statement from the Hale County Tax Assessor-Collector, Hale County Courthouse Annex, 521 Broadway Street, Plainview, TX 79072, (806) 291-5276.
No online auction platform was verified for Hale County. The county's official site has no tax sale page, no auction platform link, and no sale list. Treat Hale County as an in-person courthouse sale under Texas Tax Code § 34.01 until the county states otherwise. The Tax Assessor-Collector page (Israel Flores, Tax Assessor-Collector) carries contact and vehicle-registration information only, with no delinquent tax sale, struck-off property, or law firm links. The County Clerk's "Foreclosures Posted in Hale County" page is the only public sale-notice listing on the county site; as fetched in July 2026 it contained trustee's, substitute trustee's, and non-judicial foreclosure notices for January through July 2026 and no tax foreclosure or sheriff's sale notices, so it is a place to watch rather than a confirmed tax sale list. Statewide delinquent tax firm listings were checked and did not cover Hale County: MVBA's upcoming sales page showed only Bastrop, Bosque, Comal, Harrison, Hill, Jasper, Lampasas, McLennan, Runnels, Rusk (August 4, 2026) and Eastland (September 1, 2026). The Hale County Appraisal District at 302 W 8th St, Plainview, TX 79072, (806) 293-4226, handles appraisal only and states it does not handle tax collection or sales. Hale County Sheriff's Office is at 1900 S. Columbia Street, Plainview, TX 79072, (806) 296-2724. Buyers get a redeemable deed: 2 years to redeem at a 25% then 50% premium for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral interests, 180 days at 25% for other property, under Texas Tax Code § 34.21.
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)
Hale County Tax Assessor-Collector
Hale County Courthouse Annex, 521 Broadway Street, Plainview, TX 79072-8029
Official websiteNotes for Hale County
- Hale County (county seat Plainview) publishes no dedicated tax sale page. Verified by walking the full county offices directory: only County Attorney, County Clerk, Constable 1, Constable 3, Sheriff/Jail, Special Projects, Tax Assessor-Collector, and Ollie Liner Center pages exist, none of which carry sale information.
- The Tax Assessor-Collector is Israel Flores. Office hours are 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., fax (806) 296-0876, email [email protected].
- The Hale County Clerk (Christine Reyna, 500 Broadway, Room 140, Plainview, TX 79072, (806) 291-5261) maintains the county's only online sale-notice posting page, covering trustee and non-judicial foreclosure sales. Tax foreclosure sale notices, if posted, would surface there.
- Constable Precinct 1 and 4 (Luis Lopez, 500 Broadway, Plainview, TX 79072, (806) 291-5208) publishes no sale information either. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.01 either the sheriff or a constable may conduct the sale.
- No verified online bidding platform. Do not assume an online auction for this county; call the Tax Assessor-Collector or Sheriff's Office to confirm the sale format, location, and posting practice.
- Investors should also ask about struck-off or trust property resales under Texas Tax Code § 34.05, since no resale list is published online for Hale County.
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 Hale County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Hale County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Hale 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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