Irion County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Irion County, seat of Mertzon: 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 Irion County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Irion County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code § 34.01. Irion County publishes no tax sale calendar of its own, and no upcoming tax sale was posted on the county website at the time of review. The county's own posted public sale notices use the standard first Tuesday window and courthouse location: "January 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. or within three hours thereafter", held "At the location designated by the Irion County Commissioners Court, on the front steps of the Irion County Court House, 209 N. Park View Street, Mertzon, Texas."
Registration and deposit
No county bidder-registration page and no online bidder account were found. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a purchaser to give the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing the buyer owes no delinquent taxes in the county. Request that statement in advance from the Irion County Tax Assessor-Collector, Joyce Gray, at 325-835-7771 or [email protected].
Irion County runs its public foreclosure sales IN PERSON at the courthouse. No online auction platform was verified, so none is listed here. The county website has no tax sale page, no bid sheet, and no struck-off property list; site searches for "tax sale", "struck off", "resale" and "constable" return no tax foreclosure content. The one county-published notice archive, titled Trustee Sale Notices, holds substitute trustee mortgage sale notices rather than Tax Code foreclosures, but it is where Irion County posts sale notices and it documents the designated sale place and time window. A subdomain following RealAuction's Texas sheriff-sale naming pattern simply redirects to the RealAuction corporate site, so it is not an Irion County auction site. Irion County does not appear among the counties on Linebarger's Texas tax sale property site or on MVBA's monthly Texas tax sale schedule, so the county's delinquent tax law firm was not identified from official sources. Investors should confirm each first Tuesday directly with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-835-7771 before traveling to Mertzon.
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)
Irion County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 859, Mertzon, TX 76941-0859 (street address: 209 N. Parkview St., Mertzon, TX 76941)
Official websiteNotes for Irion County
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Joyce Gray. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Friday 8 am to 4 pm, open through lunch. Fax 325-835-2195, email [email protected].
- Irion County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff W.A. Estes, 325-835-2551, 209 N Park View Street, Mertzon, TX 76941. The sheriff's page carries no tax sale or sale notice content.
- Designated public sale place per the county's posted notices: the front steps of the Irion County Courthouse, 209 N. Park View Street, Mertzon, at the location designated by the Irion County Commissioners Court.
- The county's Trustee Sale Notices archive is organized by date and every entry falls on a first Tuesday, consistent with the statewide first Tuesday sale day.
- Irion County Appraisal District (irioncad.org, chief appraiser Byron Bitner, P.O. Box 980, Mertzon, TX 76941-0980) publishes appraisal and protest information only, with no delinquent tax sale or struck-off property listings.
- No online auction platform was verified for this county. Do not assume RealAuction, GovEase, or Bid4Assets coverage.
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 Irion County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Irion County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Irion 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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