Jones County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Jones County, seat of Anson: 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 Jones County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Jones County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or a constable conducts the sale; Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP handles Jones County delinquent tax suits and sale listings)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, starting at 10:00 AM. Linebarger's Jones County record states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM." Its Texas FAQ states "Public Tax Sales may only be conducted on the first Tuesday of the month except when January 1 or July 4 occurs on the first Tuesday. Then Sales may be conducted on the first Wednesday of the month. Public Auctions will be conducted at the courthouse of the county in which the property is located." No Jones County sale was posted at the time of research.
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration form was found. Linebarger's Jones County record states "Bidder Registration: For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale" and "Payment must be made by: Cash or Cashier's Check." Texas Tax Code 34.015 also requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed before bidding. Confirm details with the Sheriff's Office at 325-823-3201 or the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-823-2437 before a sale date.
Jones County runs an in-person courthouse auction. No online bidding platform was found, so no platform URL is listed. The county's own website publishes no tax sale page: the Tax Assessor-Collector page carries only contact and motor vehicle information, and the site's "Foreclosure Notices" archive holds deed-of-trust substitute trustee notices rather than Tax Code sales. Jones County appears in Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson's county list on taxsales.lgbs.com with county-specific sale facts, but no Jones County properties were listed at the time of research and Jones was not among the counties with an active scheduled sale. Struck-off property: Linebarger's Jones County record says "Struck-off properties may be set for sale in the future," and its Texas FAQ directs struck-off inquiries to the local tax collection office, "in most cases the office of the elected Tax Assessor Collector (TAC) of the county." Successful bidders receive a Sheriff's or Constable's Deed, typically 4 to 6 weeks after the auction, per Linebarger's Texas FAQ. In person at the Jones County Courthouse. No online auction platform found for Jones County.
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)
Jones County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 511, Anson, TX 79501 (physical: Jones County Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Square, Anson, TX 79501)
Official websiteNotes for Jones County
- County seat is Anson. The Tax Assessor-Collector is Gloria Little; the office lists phone 325-823-2437 and fax 325-823-4246.
- Jones County Sheriff Danny Jimenez, 325-823-3201, P.O. Box 821, Anson, TX 79501. The Sheriff page publishes no sale schedule or bidder instructions.
- Jones County Constable Nic Puente, 325-823-2656, P.O. Box 345, Anson, TX 79501, located at the Jones County Courthouse. The page publishes no sale information.
- Designated public auction area: a county-posted first-Tuesday notice names "The South entrance to the Jones County Courthouse, 1100 12th Street, Anson, Jones County, Texas 79501, or in the area designated by the Commissioners Court pursuant to Section 51.002 of the Texas Property Code," with "Time of Sale: Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m." That notice is a substitute trustee's sale rather than a tax sale, but it identifies the commissioners-court designated area where public real property auctions are held.
- The county website lists the courthouse address as 100 Courthouse Square, Anson, TX 79501, while posted sale notices use 1100 12th Street, Anson, TX 79501. Both refer to the Jones County Courthouse.
- Linebarger's Texas FAQ states sales are advertised three times before the auction in a newspaper published in the county, and that there is no formal bidding process at a public auction: oral bids run consecutively from the announced minimum opening bid to the highest bidder.
- The Jones County Appraisal District site (jonescad.org) returned a "Server maintenance" page during research and could not be checked for tax office or sale content.
- Research limitation: web search was unavailable during this session, so findings come from direct fetches of the county website and the Linebarger tax sale site. Verify the sale date, location, and registration steps with the Sheriff's Office and Tax Assessor-Collector before bidding.
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 Jones County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Jones County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Jones 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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