Kenedy County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Kenedy County, seat of Sarita: 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 Kenedy County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Kenedy County Sheriff's Office, for the Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector; delinquent tax suits and sale listings handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM. LGBS lists the Kenedy County sale time as "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM" and states for Texas that "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." Kenedy County holds no fixed monthly sale; a sale is set only when a foreclosure judgment is ready, and no Kenedy County properties were listed on the LGBS site as of July 2026.
Registration and deposit
LGBS lists Kenedy County bidder registration as "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Payment must be made by "cashier's check or money order," payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Bidding is open oral outcry: the officer announces the minimum opening bid and the property goes to the highest bidder. Under Tax Code § 34.015 a purchaser must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes; LGBS says that requirement applies in counties of 250,000 or more population and in smaller counties that have adopted § 34.015, so confirm with the Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-294-5202 before bidding. The statutory fee for the written statement is $10.00.
Kenedy County runs an in person sale, not an online auction. LGBS lists the Kenedy County sale location as "at the Front Door, 101 Mallory Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Sarita, Texas." Notice of sale is "typically posted on or in: The Kingsville Record," and LGBS says Texas sales are advertised three times before the auction in a newspaper published in the county. No Kenedy County properties were listed on the LGBS tax sale site as of July 2026; Kenedy County is one of the least populated counties in Texas and sales are infrequent. Struck-off and future-sale properties may be set for sale later, and LGBS directs buyers to the tax assessor-collector's office and to the firm's local office for struck-off lists. The winning bidder receives a Sheriff's or Constable's Deed roughly 4 to 6 weeks after the auction, subject to the former owner's statutory right of redemption. In person, oral outcry at the courthouse front door in Sarita (no online auction platform)
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)
Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 129, Sarita, TX 78385 (physical office: 319 La Parra Ave., Sarita, TX 78385)
Official websiteNotes for Kenedy County
- Kenedy County's own tax office page carries a county notice stating "We have retained the law firm of Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP to assist in resolving delinquent accounts," which confirms LGBS as the county's delinquent tax counsel.
- Address discrepancy to verify before showing up: the county website gives the courthouse as 101 East La Parra Avenue, Sarita, TX 78385, while LGBS states the sale is at the front door of the courthouse at 101 Mallory Street. Confirm the exact door with the Sheriff's Office at 361-294-5205.
- Neither the Kenedy County website nor the Kenedy County Appraisal District site publishes a tax sale page, sale calendar, or struck-off list. The county's Public Notices page carried no sale notices when checked in July 2026.
- The county's online property search at search.kenedycountytx.gov covers account lookups and tax balances only; it does not publish a delinquent, sale, or struck-off list.
- Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector is Irma G. Longoria, PCC, CTOP, PCAC; office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., open during lunch. Email [email protected], fax 361-294-5710.
- Kenedy County Sheriff is Ramon Salinas III, P.O. Box 10 / 175 Cuellar Avenue, Sarita, TX 78385, phone 361-294-5205. The county website lists no constable office, so the Sheriff is the officer expected to conduct the sale.
- Kenedy County Appraisal District: Chief Appraiser Thomas G. Denney, RPA, P.O. Box 39, Sarita, TX 78385-0039, phone 361-294-5333.
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 Kenedy County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Kenedy County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Kenedy 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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