Kleberg County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Kleberg County, seat of Kingsville: 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 Kleberg County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sheriff or constable of Kleberg County, acting under Texas Tax Code 34.01. Delinquent tax suits and the published sale listings are handled by the county's contracted law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Texas tax foreclosure sales fall on the first Tuesday of the month under Texas Tax Code 34.01. The Kleberg County record on the Linebarger tax sale site answers "Sales are typically scheduled for:" with "2:00 PM", and gives the sale location as "at the West Door, 700 E. Kleberg of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Kingsville, Texas". Notice of sale is published in "The Kingsville Record". No Kleberg County sale date was posted at the time of research: all seven Kleberg listings returned a null sale date with status "Available for Future Sale".
Registration and deposit
The Kleberg County record answers "Bidder Registration:" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." There is no online pre-registration because the sale is held in person. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed, and hand it to the officer conducting the sale. Payment terms listed for Kleberg County are "cashier's check or money order", with the payee shown as "Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP".
Kleberg County runs an IN PERSON sale. Bidders bid at the courthouse; there is no online auction site. The county's own website carries no tax sale page: the home page, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, and Public Notices pages were each checked and none mention tax sales, sheriff sales, or struck-off property. The authoritative county-specific logistics come from Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, the firm that prosecutes Kleberg County's delinquent tax suits and publishes its sale list. At the time of research the Kleberg inventory consisted of seven struck-off properties in Kingsville with minimum bids from $15,750 to $36,900 and no scheduled sale date, meaning resales under Texas Tax Code 34.05 rather than a live first-Tuesday docket. Buyers take a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem within two years for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral property, or 180 days for other property, at the statutory premium in Texas Tax Code 34.21. The listing does not name whether the sheriff or a constable cries the sale, so confirm with the office before bidding. Kleberg County shares its sale attorney and its notice paper, The Kingsville Record, with neighboring Kenedy County, whose sale is held in Sarita. In person at the Kleberg County Courthouse. No online auction platform is used.
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)
Kleberg County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 1457, Kingsville, TX 78364. Physical: Kleberg County Courthouse, 700 E Kleberg Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363
Official websiteNotes for Kleberg County
- County seat is Kingsville. The courthouse at 700 E Kleberg Ave houses the Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, and Constables, and the tax sale is held at its West Door.
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Maria Victoria Valadez. Office numbers: property tax 361-595-8542, motor vehicles 361-595-8541, fax 361-595-8546.
- Kleberg County Sheriff is Richard Kirkpatrick, P.O. Box 1360, Kingsville, TX 78364, phone 361-595-8500. The Sheriff page publishes no sale notices.
- Four precinct constables are listed for Kleberg County: Pct 1 Bill Hack 361-595-1387, Pct 2 Omar Rosales 361-595-8582, Pct 3 Jesse Rivera 361-296-3706, Pct 4 Amado Vidal 361-595-8589.
- Current property taxes are paid through the county's ACT portal at https://actweb.acttax.com/kleberg/index.jsp, which is a payment portal only and carries no sale information.
- Kleberg Central Appraisal District contact shown on the county site: 502 East Kleberg Ave., P.O. Box 1027, Kingsville, TX 78363, phone 361-595-5775. The domain klebergcad.org resolves to a private sponsored directory site that states it is not affiliated with any government agency, so it should not be cited.
- Kleberg County does not appear in the McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen (MVBA) monthly sale calendar, which further supports Linebarger as the county's delinquent tax counsel.
- No sale date could be confirmed. Sale dates in Texas are set case by case, so the county page and the Linebarger listing should be rechecked monthly before publishing a specific date.
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 Kleberg County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Kleberg County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Kleberg 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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