Harrison County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Harrison County, seat of Marshall: 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 Harrison County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Harrison County Tax Assessor-Collector, with the sale conducted by MVBA Law (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.), the county's designated delinquent tax attorney
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, matching the Texas statewide sale day. The current listing is titled "HARRISON COUNTY ONLINE PROPERTY TAX SALE (August 4, 2026)" and the posting reads "Tuesday, August 4th 10am - 2pm ONLINE BIDDING ONLY", with "Begins: 08/04/26 at 10:00 AM CT" and "Ends: 08/04/26 at 2:00 PM CT". The County Clerk's 2026 posting guidelines list the year's sale dates as "January 6 / February 3 / March 3 / April 7 / May 5 / June 2 / July 7 / August 4 / September 1 / October 6 / November 3 / December 1".
Registration and deposit
Register online through the MVBA Tax Sales bidder registration page. The MVBA listing states: "Bidders are required to register online at least 24 hours prior to the start of the Tax Sale in order to be eligible to bid on properties." MVBA's general sale information adds that a bidder must register with the person conducting the sale and "present a valid Driver's License or identification card issued by a State agency or the United States government" under Section 34.015 Texas Tax Code, that "The grantee named in the deed must be the same person who was the successful bidder", and that in certain counties the purchaser must also present a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed before a deed will issue. Registration questions go to [email protected].
Harrison County's tax sale runs online, not on the courthouse steps. MVBA Law is named as the county's "Delinquent Tax Attorney" on the Tax Assessor-Collector page, and MVBA lists Harrison County under "MVBA Online Sale" on its monthly sales page, pointing to its own mvbataxsales.com auction. The August 4, 2026 offering is a resale of struck-off property: the listing states the described "RESALE PROPERTY" "has previously been the subject of a tax lien foreclosure sale and at said tax sale this property was struck off to the County of Harrison, Texas and the Harrison Central Appraisal District. Property will be sold 'as is' without warranty either expressed or implied." MVBA gives (903) 757-5757 for information on the Harrison sale. Payment terms in MVBA's general information: property sells for cash to the highest bidder, successful bidders pay by cash or cashier's check, and personal checks are not accepted; a defaulting bidder is liable for 20 percent of the property value plus costs under Rule 652, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Purchasers receive a Sheriff's Deed without warranty and title is not guaranteed. The minimum bid covers taxes delinquent at the date of judgment and the buyer pays taxes accruing after judgment. Caution on the county's own list: the "Tax Sale List" PDF linked from the Tax Assessor-Collector page is a scanned document created in July 2024 with no machine-readable text, so treat the MVBA monthly page and the MVBA auction page as the current list. The County Clerk keeps a "Foreclosure & Tax Sales" section with dated sale-information PDFs and also links to mvbataxsales.com for online tax sale information.
Register on Online auctionOver-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)
Harrison County Tax Assessor-Collector (Harrison County Tax Office)
Harrison County Courthouse, 200 West Houston, Suite 108, PO Box 967, Marshall, TX 75671
Official websiteNotes for Harrison County
- County seat is Marshall. The Tax Assessor-Collector also staffs branch offices at 200 W Main, Hallsville, phone (903) 668-4156, and 165 W Texas Ave, Waskom, phone (903) 923-6083. Elizabeth Cook is listed as Interim Tax Assessor.
- The Harrison County Clerk records the sale postings. Heather Henigan, Harrison County Clerk, Harrison County Courthouse, 200 W. Houston, Suite 143, P.O. Box 1365, Marshall, TX 75671, phone (903) 935-8403. The Clerk's "Foreclosure & Tax Sales" section publishes dated sale-information PDFs and links to mvbataxsales.com.
- The Harrison County Sheriff's Office is at 200 West Houston, Marshall, Texas 75670, non-emergency (903) 923-4000, civil division (903) 923-6420. The Sheriff's own page carries no tax sale calendar or listings.
- The August 2026 online auction is a resale of property already struck off to the County of Harrison and the Harrison Central Appraisal District, so bidders should expect resale inventory rather than a first-pass foreclosure sale in that month.
- Property records for due diligence: Harrison County tax search at southwestdatasolution.com (dbkey=HARRISONTAX) and the Harrison Central Appraisal District at harrisoncad.net, both linked from the Tax Assessor-Collector page.
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 Harrison County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Harrison County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Harrison 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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