Hartley County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Hartley County, TX tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 6, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Hartley County, seat of Channing: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next tax deed sale
- Hartley County publishes no tax sale calendar.
- Registration
- The county publishes no bidder registration procedure.
On this page
How Hartley County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Hartley County Sheriff's Office (Texas Tax Code § 34.01 sales are conducted by the sheriff or a constable). In Hartley County, Chanze Fowler serves as both Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector, and the Assessor-Collector's office issues the written statement of no delinquent taxes that bidders must furnish under § 34.015.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Hartley County publishes no tax sale calendar.
- Registration
- The county publishes no bidder registration procedure.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
The county publishes no bidder registration procedure. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to give the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed in the county. Request that statement from the Hartley County Tax Assessor-Collector, PO Box 89, Channing, TX 79018, at 806-235-3142 (Channing) or 806-244-2031 (Dalhart), or tax@hartleycountytx.gov, ahead of the sale date.
Sale format and venue
Hartley County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Hartley County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
No link to the county's sale list is on record here. Get the current list from the Hartley County Sheriff's Office rather than relying on a copied one.Register to bid
Sale day
Hartley County publishes no tax sale calendar. No auction platform is on record here for Hartley County. Confirm the next sale date, the platform or venue and the registration window with the Hartley County Sheriff's Office before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Hartley County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Hartley County
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Confirm the parcel list before pricing
This page has no link to the county's sale list. Ask the Hartley County Sheriff's Office where the list is published and confirm the advertised parcels before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
The county publishes no bidder registration procedure. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to give the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed in the county. Request that statement from the Hartley County Tax Assessor-Collector, PO Box 89, Channing, TX 79018, at 806-235-3142 (Channing) or 806-244-2031 (Dalhart), or tax@hartleycountytx.gov, ahead of the sale date.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Texas due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Texas before you price the title work.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold properties
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 purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Texas calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax sale office
Hartley County Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector (Chanze Fowler)
806-235-3142 (Channing office); 806-244-2031 (Dalhart office); fax 806-235-2003
PO Box 89, Channing, TX 79018 (courthouse office at 900 Main St, Channing, TX 79018; Dalhart office at Hartley County Justice Center, 1401 Walnut Ave, Dalhart, TX 79022)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Chanze Fowler holds both the Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector offices, so one office at 806-235-3142 handles sale questions and the no-delinquent-taxes statement bidders need.
- Neither the Tax Assessor-Collector page, the Sheriff page, nor the separate Hartley County Sheriff's Office site at hartleycountysheriff.org posts tax sale listings, struck-off property, or an auction platform; ask the office directly for any upcoming sale notice.
- Hartley County Appraisal District (hartleycad.org) appraises property but does not collect taxes or run sales, and publishes no tax sale information.
- Tax office hours are limited: the Channing office is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 to 5:00 and closed Fridays; the Dalhart office is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 5:30, and Friday 8:00 to 12:00.
Texas 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
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Verified Oct 6, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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