Hansford County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Hansford County, seat of Spearman: 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 Hansford County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Hansford County Sheriff or a constable, acting under an order of sale from the district court. No Hansford County page names the officer who conducts its tax sales, so confirm with the Tax Assessor-Collector before relying on this.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published by Hansford County. The county website carries no tax sale calendar, no sale notices, and no struck-off property list. Under the statewide rule, Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and a county this small holds one only in months it has properties ready. Call the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-659-4120 to ask whether a sale is scheduled.
Registration and deposit
No county registration page or bidder packet was found. Texas Tax Code 34.015 requires the winning bidder to produce an unexpired written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent ad valorem taxes are owed in the county, so request that statement from the Hansford County Tax Assessor-Collector office at 221 Main in Spearman before any sale date. Ask the same office whether Hansford has adopted advance bidder registration under Section 34.011 and what payment it accepts.
Treat Hansford County as an in-person sale until the county says otherwise. No online auction platform was verified: the county site links to no auction vendor, and Hansford does not appear on the mvba upcoming Texas tax sales list. The County Clerk does post sale notices, but both documents on that page are non-judicial deed-of-trust foreclosures brought by mortgage servicers, not tax foreclosures, so they are not a tax sale list. The November 3, 2020 clerk notice states the sale place as the Hansford County Courthouse, 15 Northwest Court, Spearman, TX 79081, or the area designated by the Commissioners Court, which indicates the courthouse is the county's designated public sale location. Sale notices for a Texas tax sale are also posted at the courthouse door and published in a county newspaper, so check both.
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)
Hansford County Tax Assessor-Collector
PO Box 367, Spearman, TX 79081 (physical office: 221 Main, Spearman, TX 79081)
Official websiteNotes for Hansford County
- Hansford County publishes no tax sale information online. Every office page on the county website was checked, including the Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Constable, County Clerk, and Public Notices sections, and none carries a sale calendar, bidder packet, or delinquent property list.
- The Tax Assessor-Collector is Linda Cummings, reachable at 806-659-4120 or fax 806-659-4124, mailing address PO Box 367, Spearman, TX 79081, physical office 221 Main, Spearman, TX 79081.
- The Sheriff is Robert Mahaffee at 10 Northwest Court, Spearman, TX 79081, phone 806-659-4140. Texas assigns tax foreclosure sales to the sheriff or a constable, but no Hansford County page confirms which office runs its sales.
- The County Clerk, Janet Torres, at 15 Northwest Court, Spearman, TX 79081, phone 806-659-4110, is where foreclosure sale notices are filed and posted. The notices currently on that page are mortgage deed-of-trust sales, not tax sales.
- No delinquent tax law firm was verified for Hansford County. Hansford is absent from the mvba upcoming Texas tax sales list, and no other firm's county roster could be confirmed from an official page.
- The Hansford County Appraisal District, 709 W Seventh, Spearman, TX 79081, phone 806-659-5575, appraises property but does not run the sale and lists no tax collection or sale function.
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 Hansford County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Hansford County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Hansford 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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