Hood County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Hood County, seat of Granbury: 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 Hood County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Hood Central Appraisal District (Hood CAD), which conducts the tax collection function for Hood County
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The Hood CAD page states: "Tax sales occur on the first Tuesday of the month beginning between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. in the 2nd floor Courtroom of the Hood County Courthouse at 100 East Pearl Street, in the City of Granbury, Texas." Sales are held "Periodically" rather than every month. The page lists the next Hood County tax sale as September 1, 2026. The Linebarger portal records the Hood County start time as 10:00 AM.
Registration and deposit
No online bidder registration is published. Hood CAD's page gives no registration steps, and the Linebarger county record answers "Bidder Registration" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Bidders should contact Hood CAD at 817-573-2471 before the sale. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed. The Linebarger county record lists accepted payment as "Cash or Cashier's Check."
Hood County sells a redeemable tax deed at a live, in-person auction. There is no online auction platform. Hood CAD says it "will conduct tax sales of property in which the District Court of Hood County, has ordered the property to by sold as a result of delinquent property taxes," held on the first Tuesday in the second-floor courtroom of the courthouse at 100 East Pearl Street, Granbury. Hood CAD's own sale page says a link to sale information will be posted once available, and it was empty at the time of research, so the working list is the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson portal at taxsales.lgbs.com, which carries Hood County records. Properties that draw no qualifying bid are struck off to the county or a taxing entity; Hood CAD accepts written offers on those using its Struck-Off Property Bid Sheet, and its on-site struck-off table was empty while the Linebarger portal showed 2 Hood County struck-off records. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.21 the former owner may redeem within 2 years for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral property (25% premium in year one, 50% in year two) and within 180 days at 25% for other property. In person at the Hood County Courthouse, 2nd floor courtroom
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)
Hood Central Appraisal District
P O Box 819, Granbury, TX 76048 (physical office: 1902 W. Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048; mail sent to the physical address will not be delivered)
Official websiteNotes for Hood County
- Hood CAD, not a separate county tax office website, publishes the Hood County tax sale information. Its navigation groups the sale under "Collections and Tax Assessment."
- Sale venue is fixed: 2nd floor courtroom, Hood County Courthouse, 100 East Pearl Street, Granbury, Texas. The bidding window runs between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday.
- The county's own domain (co.hood.tx.us) did not respond during research, so all facts come from hoodcad.net and the county's delinquent-tax law firm portal.
- Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the delinquent-tax firm linked from Hood CAD and carries Hood County listings at taxsales.lgbs.com. Its Hood County record confirms the same courthouse sale location, a 10:00 AM start, and cash or cashier's check payment.
- Struck-off inventory is bought by written offer to Hood CAD using the Struck-Off Property Bid Sheet, not at the courthouse auction.
- Secondary office phone: 817-573-6451. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Email: [email protected].
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 Hood County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Hood County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Hood 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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