Jeff Davis County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Jeff Davis County, seat of Fort Davis: 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 Jeff Davis County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas (sale notices are signed "Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas" and filed with the Clerk of the County Court; in Jeff Davis County the Sheriff also serves as County Tax Assessor-Collector)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when there are judgments or tax warrants to execute. The March 2026 notice reads: "I will proceed to sell at 10:00 AM on the 3rd day of March, 2026, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Courthouse door of said Jeff Davis County, in the City of Fort Davis, Texas." The April 2026 notice reads: "I will proceed to sell at 10:00 a.m. on the 7th day of April, 2026 at the steps of the South Door of the Jeff Davis County Courthouse, in Fort Davis." An August 5, 2025 sale used the same 10:00 a.m. South Door location.
- Sale list
- Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure
Registration and deposit
In-person bidding at the courthouse. The posted notices state in capitals: "ALL BIDDERS MUST NOW DISPLAY PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE." That is the written statement from the county tax assessor-collector certifying the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county. No online pre-registration was found on the county site.
Jeff Davis County runs its redeemable tax deed sales IN PERSON at the courthouse, not on an online auction platform. No online auction platform is named anywhere on the county site or in the posted notices, so no platform URL is reported. Sales take place at the Courthouse door / steps of the South Door of the Jeff Davis County Courthouse, 100 Court Avenue, Fort Davis, TX 79734. Two paths appear in the notices: (1) Orders of Sale from the 394th District Court after a delinquent tax judgment, styled "Jeff Davis County vs. [owner]", and (2) Tax Warrants issued by the 394th District Court, styled "Jeff Davis County, et al vs. Owners of Various Properties Located Within Jeff Davis County, Texas". Recent inventory is dominated by small vacant lots and acreage in the Green Valley Acres subdivisions and lots in the Town of Valentine. The county's delinquent tax law firm is Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP (Midland office, 2500 N. Big Spring St. Suite D, Midland, TX 79705, 432-522-2427), which signs the Notices of Seizure for the Jeff Davis County Tax Office and directs questions on payment and bidding instructions to that office. The March 2026 notice adds: "The minimum bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgment(s) against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF JUDGMENT." Note that the same Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure page also carries Substitute Trustee's Sale notices, which are private deed-of-trust foreclosures and 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.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Jeff Davis County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 1061, Fort Davis, TX 79734 (physical: 105 Court Avenue, Fort Davis, TX 79734)
Official websiteNotes for Jeff Davis County
- Jeff Davis County posts every sale notice on one page, "Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure", which archives notices back to 2020. That page is the practical sale list; there is no separate bidder portal.
- The Sheriff conducts the sale and the same officeholder, Sheriff Victor Lopez, is listed as County Tax Assessor-Collector, so the office issuing the Section 34.015 written statement and the office crying the sale share one address at 105 Court Avenue, Fort Davis.
- Sheriff's office direct line is 432-426-3213 (fax 432-426-3937); the Tax Assessor-Collector line is 432-426-3962 (fax 432-426-0801).
- Sales are irregular. Notices on the county page show sheriff's sales on August 5, 2025, October 1, 2024, March 3, 2026 and April 7, 2026, all at 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday. Check the page before travelling to Fort Davis.
- Bidders should read the underlying notice PDF for each sale. Property is identified by legal description and appraisal account number only, with no address or minimum bid published on the county page.
- Most offered tracts are remote unimproved desert land in the Green Valley Acres subdivisions, which makes access, water and road frontage the main due-diligence questions.
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 Jeff Davis County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Jeff Davis County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Jeff Davis 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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