Hemphill County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Hemphill County, seat of Canadian: 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.
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How Hemphill County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Hemphill County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff L. Brent Clapp conducts the sale at the courthouse door under Orders of Sale issued out of the 31st District Court; the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector issues the Texas Tax Code § 34.015 bidder statement)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when properties are set. The county's 2026 cover notice reads: "ALL SALES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE HEMPHILL COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026." Each attached notice reads: "I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 O'Clock AM on the 3rd day of February, 2026, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Official Door of the Courthouse of said HEMPHILL COUNTY, in the City of CANADIAN, Texas." The county's Notice of Sales page shows one tax sale for 2026 (February 3) plus separate private trustee and foreclosure notices, so this is an occasional sale rather than a monthly one.
Registration and deposit
In person with the officer conducting the sale. Every Hemphill County notice states: "ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE." That section requires a bidder to deliver to the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county, so request that statement from the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-323-6661 before sale day. The county posts no online bidder-registration portal, and the notices reviewed set no deposit amount or named payment method.
IN-PERSON SALE. Hemphill County is not an online-auction county. Bidding is oral outcry at the Official Door of the Hemphill County Courthouse, 400 Main Street, Canadian, TX 79014, so there is no auction platform and no platform URL. The February 3, 2026 packet covers 13 causes (numbers 6884, 7091, 7515, 7518, 7571, 7621, 7622, 7628, 7633, 7635, 7763, 7803 and 7900), with judgments in the reviewed notices ranging from $14,322.15 to $53,912.95, in favor of the City of Canadian, Canadian Independent School District, Hemphill County, Hemphill County Farm to Market, Hemphill County Hospital and Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District. Hemphill County itself is the plaintiff in the styled cases, and no delinquent-tax law firm is named on the notices; Hemphill County also does not appear in the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson county list, so there is no third-party firm portal for this county. The notice packet was posted by the Hemphill County Clerk's office on January 6, 2026. Buyers take a sheriff's deed subject to the owner's statutory right of redemption under Texas Tax Code § 34.21. Watch the list carefully: the Notice of Sales page mixes Chapter 34 tax sales with private substitute-trustee and mortgage foreclosure sales, which are not tax sales.
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)
Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector (Chris Jackson)
400 Main Street Annex (400 Main St. #204), Canadian, TX 79014; mailing address P.O. Box 959, Canadian, TX 79014
Official websiteNotes for Hemphill County
- County seat is Canadian. Tax sales are held at the Official Door of the Hemphill County Courthouse, 400 Main Street, Canadian, TX 79014.
- Hemphill County Sheriff's Office: L. Brent Clapp, Sheriff, 401 Purcell Avenue, Canadian, TX 79014, phone 806-323-5324, fax 806-323-8355 per the letterhead on the 2026 Notice of Sheriff's Sale. The county website's Sheriff page lists 806-323-5326 as the office number.
- Tax office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office collects for Hemphill County, Hemphill County Road & Bridge, Canadian ISD, City of Canadian, Hemphill County Hospital and Hemphill County Underground Water District.
- Comptroller directory listing for the assessor-collector: Chris Jackson, 400 Main St. #204, Canadian, TX 79014-2250, mailing P.O. Box 959, phone 806-323-6661, fax 806-323-9745, email [email protected].
- Orders of Sale for the 2026 tax sale were issued out of the 31st District Court of Hemphill County on December 16, 2025, and the properties were levied on January 2, 2026.
- The Hemphill County Appraisal District website carries no tax-sale, delinquent-list or struck-off-property pages, so the county's own Notice of Sales page is the only county-published list.
- No struck-off or resale (Texas Tax Code § 34.05) inventory was published on the county site at the time of this research.
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 Hemphill County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Hemphill County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Hemphill 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.
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