Kendall County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Kendall County, seat of Boerne: 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 Kendall County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Kendall County Sheriff's Office, Court Security / Civil Process Division
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No county-published sale date was found. Kendall County posts no tax sale page, calendar, or notice of sale on its official site, on the Sheriff's site, or on the Kendall Appraisal District site. Texas foreclosure tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month under Tex. Tax Code 34.01; confirm the next Kendall County date with the Sheriff's Civil Process Division at 830-249-9721 before planning a bid.
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration process was found. Under Tex. Tax Code 34.015 a Texas bidder must obtain a written statement showing no delinquent taxes are owed before bidding; request it from the Kendall County Tax Assessor-Collector at 201 E San Antonio, Suite 105, Boerne, TX 78006, 830-249-9343. Confirm deposit and payment terms directly with the Sheriff's Civil Process Division, since no written terms are posted.
Kendall County does not publish a tax sale page. Searches of the county site for tax sale, sheriff sale, struck off, resale, and tax foreclosure returned no sale page, and the Important Notices page carries no sale notices. The Sheriff's Court Security / Civil Process Division lists Delinquent tax Citations, Writs of Execution, and Writs of Possession among the process it serves, which places the sale officer function with that division. The Constable's Office fee schedule prices Orders of Sale at $250.00 with a commission of 10% When a Sale is Conducted Plus Any Cost Incurred and 5% Without a Sale. No online auction platform was verified: Kendall County is absent from MVBA's Texas tax sale calendar and from Linebarger's Texas tax sale county list, and no GovEase, RealAuction, or Bid4Assets Kendall County page could be loaded. Treat the sale as an in-person courthouse sale until the Sheriff's office confirms otherwise. Note that the linked list is a delinquent tax roll, not a notice of sale; it identifies accounts in delinquency, not tracts set for sale. The County Clerk offers a Foreclosures / Trustee's Sales Search at kendall.tx.publicsearch.us where filed notices of sale can be looked up.
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 Kendall County
- Property tax collection in Kendall County is handled by the Kendall Appraisal District, 118 Market Avenue, Boerne, TX 78006, phone (830) 249-8012, with tax collection hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The county Tax Assessor-Collector office at 201 E San Antonio, Suite 105 handles motor vehicle, registration, and passport services and is the office to approach for the Tax Code 34.015 written statement.
- The Kendall County Tax Assessor-Collector is James Hudson. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Comfort substation operates at 105 Amber Drive, Comfort, TX 78013 on Tuesdays.
- Kendall County Sheriff's Office: 6 Staudt Street, Boerne, TX 78006, phone 830-249-9721 (24-hour), administrative hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- The Kendall Appraisal District posts a countywide delinquent tax roll as a spreadsheet, refreshed periodically (current file dated as of 7-5-26). It is the closest thing the county publishes to a pre-sale research list.
- No delinquent tax law firm was identified for Kendall County. MVBA and Linebarger were both checked and neither lists Kendall County, so the identity of the county's delinquent tax attorney remains unverified.
- Recommended verification call before any bid: Sheriff's Civil Process Division at 830-249-9721 for sale date, location, and terms, and the Tax Assessor-Collector at 830-249-9343 for the no-delinquent-taxes statement.
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 Kendall County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Kendall County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Kendall 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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