Hockley County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Hockley County, seat of Levelland: 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 Hockley County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Hockley County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at the courthouse, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Commissioners Court designation on file with the county reads: "the area at the Courthouse where 'Foreclosure Sales' on the first Tuesday of any given month, shall be held, it is upon motion by Commissioner Langford, second by Commissioner Thetford, the court approved of designating the 'North' door of the Hockley County Court House, Levelland, Texas, be designated as the official location for conducting of the aforementioned 'Foreclosure Sales', effective January 1, 1988." A first-Tuesday notice posted by the county for August 4, 2026 states: "Date of Sale (first Tuesday of the month): August 4, 2026", "Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m. or no later than three (3) hours after such time", "Place of Sale: North Steps of Hockley County Court House, 802 Houston Street, Levelland, Texas 79336".
Registration and deposit
Hockley County does not publish bidder registration instructions online. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.015 a bidder must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed in the county; request that statement from the Hockley County Tax Office at 806-894-4938. Confirm current requirements with the Sheriff's Office at 806-894-3126 before a sale date.
Hockley County runs its sales IN PERSON at the courthouse. There is no online auction platform. The county sitemap contains no tax sale, delinquent tax sale, resale, or excess proceeds page, so no county-published tax sale page exists to confirm sale-specific procedure. The county does post first-Tuesday sale notices on its Foreclosure Notices page; every 2026 notice reviewed there was a deed-of-trust trustee sale under Texas Property Code § 51.002 rather than a tax foreclosure, so treat that page as the posting location rather than a confirmed tax sale list. Sale location and timing above come from the county's own Commissioners Court designation and its posted first-Tuesday notices. The office conducting a Texas tax sale is the sheriff or a constable under Tax Code § 34.01; this was not confirmed on a Hockley County tax sale notice, so verify with the Sheriff's Office. Neither Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson nor MVBA Law lists Hockley County among the counties in their Texas tax sale listings, so the county's delinquent tax counsel was not identified. For struck-off property resale under Tax Code § 34.05, the county Tax Assessor-Collector page links "Purchase Trust Property in Hockley County" to Texas Communities Group at https://texascg.com/property-list/?location=anton, a sealed-bid process with a $50.00 minimum bid plus a $100 deed fee and recording fee, subject to approval by all taxing entities in the county and up to three months for approval; that Hockley filter showed no properties at the time of review.
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)
Notes for Hockley County
- County seat is Levelland. The Hockley County Courthouse is at 802 Houston Street, Levelland, TX 79336, main phone (806) 894-6856.
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Misty D. Taylor; the tax office sits at 624 Avenue H, Suite 101, Levelland, and is reachable at 806-894-4938 or [email protected].
- Hockley County Sheriff is Chris Wischkaemper, 1310 Avenue H, Levelland, TX 79336, 806-894-3126. The Sheriff page carries no sale listings.
- Sales are held at the north door or north steps of the Hockley County Courthouse, the location the Commissioners Court designated in 1987 and recorded in Minutes Vol. 27 Page 371.
- The county website has no dedicated tax sale page. Buyers should call the Tax Assessor-Collector or Sheriff for the current sale list and bidder statement.
- Property records and account numbers can be checked through the Hockley County Appraisal District at hockleycad.org; tax payments run through hockley.propertytaxpayments.net, which was not reachable during this review.
- Struck-off trust property in Hockley County is marketed by Texas Communities Group, LLC (PO Box 792, Lubbock, TX 79408, 806-839-2724) through the link the county Tax Assessor-Collector page publishes.
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 Hockley County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Hockley County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Hockley 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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