Kimble County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Kimble County, seat of Junction: 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 Kimble County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Kimble County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff levies on the property under the district court's order of sale, and the county's delinquent-tax law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. (Midland office), is appointed as the agent who conducts the auction. The posted notice reads: "and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff of said County" and "I have appointed the following as agent to conduct the sale, to-wit: Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P."
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, starting at 10:00 a.m., at the Kimble County Courthouse door in Junction. The March 2024 tax sale notice states the Sheriff "will on the first Tuesday in March 2024, the same being the 5th day of said month, at the Courthouse door, of said County in the City of Junction, beginning at 10:00 o'clock" proceed to sell to the highest bidder for cash. Sales run only when a judgment and order of sale exist, so Kimble County does not post a sale every month.
Registration and deposit
Register on site with the law firm conducting the sale. The county's posted notice states: "At the time the sale begins, all bidders at the sale must be registered with the above named agent conducting the sale and be eligible to bid according to the Property Tax Code." Texas Tax Code section 34.015 also requires a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county; in Kimble County that office sits at 509 College Street, Junction.
Kimble County runs its redeemable tax deed sales IN PERSON. No online auction platform is used or advertised on any official county page. The county posts sale notices as PDFs on its Foreclosure Notices page; that page mixes private deed-of-trust trustee sales with delinquent-tax foreclosure sales, so read each PDF to tell them apart. A tax foreclosure notice is identifiable by a taxing-unit plaintiff (for example Kimble Central Appraisal District), an order of sale from the 452nd Judicial District Court, and the Sheriff as the levying officer. The March 5, 2024 notice in Kimble Central Appraisal District v. Meador is the confirmed example, and it expressly preserves the owner's redemption right: the sale is "subject, however, to the right of redemption by the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem said property, or their interest therein, in the manner provided by law." Kimble County is small, so sales are infrequent and no standing upcoming-sale list or struck-off inventory page was found. Call the Tax Assessor-Collector's office or the Sheriff's Office before traveling. Property taxes are billed and collected out of the office at 509 College Street shared with Kimble Central Appraisal District, which mails the annual tax statements. Because Kimble County has fewer than 10,000 residents, the Sheriff also serves as County Tax Assessor-Collector; the county page lists the office as "Sheriff Matthew Suttle c/o Kimble County Tax Assessor-Collector." Not verified: any current or upcoming sale date, minimum bid amounts, deposit rules, or a published struck-off property list. In person at the Kimble County Courthouse door, Junction. No online auction platform was found on any official Kimble County page.
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)
Kimble County Tax Assessor-Collector (office of Sheriff Matthew Suttle, co-located with Kimble Central Appraisal District)
509 College Street, Junction, TX 76849 (mailing: PO Box 307, Junction, TX 76849)
Official websiteNotes for Kimble County
- County seat is Junction. The Kimble County Courthouse is at 501 Main St, Junction, TX 76849; the main county line is (325) 446-3353.
- The Sheriff is the levying officer for tax foreclosure sales. Kimble County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Matthew Suttle, 415 Pecan Street, Junction, TX 76849, phone (325) 446-2766 (non-emergency), fax (325) 446-4341.
- In Kimble County the Sheriff also holds the County Tax Assessor-Collector role, so the section 34.015 no-delinquent-taxes statement and DMV/tax counter business run through the same office at 509 College Street.
- Kimble Central Appraisal District (509 College Street, mailing PO Box 307, Junction, TX 76849; phones 325-446-3717 and 325-446-2357; fax 325-446-4361; Chief Appraiser Kenda McPherson) appraises property and mails the annual tax statements, and appears as plaintiff in delinquent-tax suits.
- Delinquent-tax counsel of record on the confirmed 2024 sale notice is Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P., Midland office. Their public website could not be verified as a working sale-listing source during this research, so no third-party list URL is included.
- Auction location wording varies between notices. The tax sale notice says "Courthouse door"; a separate private trustee sale notice for the same date used "Front steps of the Kimble County Courthouse, 501 Main Street, Junction, Texas 76849." Confirm the exact designated area in the current notice before attending.
- Sale notice PDFs on the county site are scanned images with imperfect text quality. Quoted language above was normalized from the scan; verify wording against the original PDF before relying on it.
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 Kimble County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Kimble County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Kimble 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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