Knox County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Knox County, seat of Benjamin: 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 Knox County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Knox County Sheriff (Sheriff Ryan Thrash), the officer who conducts tax foreclosure sales for the county under Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.01. The Knox County Tax Assessor-Collector (Penny Eaton) is the collecting office and issues the bidder eligibility statement required by Sec. 34.015. The Comptroller's county directory lists Knox County as the "Collecting Unit" for this assessor-collector, so unlike some neighboring counties the tax office here collects the taxes rather than the appraisal district.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No Knox County sale date is published anywhere on the county website. The county's Public Notices page carries only a "2025-2026 ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARY SCHEDULE" entry and an ADA notice, and its event calendar showed no entries for July 2026 when checked. The Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, and County & District Clerk pages carry no sale notice, no sale calendar, and no foreclosure posting section. Under the statewide rule in Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.01, sheriff tax sales run between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of a month at the county courthouse, so expect any Knox County sale on a first Tuesday at the Knox County Courthouse, 100 W Cedar St., Benjamin. Sales in a county this small are sporadic rather than monthly. Confirm the next date by phone with the Sheriff's Office at (940) 459-2211 before traveling.
Registration and deposit
No county bidder-registration page, portal, or deposit schedule was found on any official Knox County source. Under Texas Tax Code Sec. 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed to the county or to a school district or city in the county, then present that statement to the officer at the sale before a deed will be delivered. Request the statement from the Knox County Tax Assessor-Collector, Penny Eaton, at 100 W. Cedar St. / P.O. Box 47, Benjamin, TX 79505, phone 940-459-2411, email [email protected]. Bidding is at the courthouse in person.
Knox County (county seat Benjamin, population under 3,500) publishes no tax sale page. Verified in July 2026: the Tax Assessor/Collector page, Sheriff page, County & District Clerk page, and Public Notices page on knoxcountytexas.org contain no sale notice, no struck-off or resale list, no bidder registration procedure, and no auction platform link. The Knox County Appraisal District site (knoxcad.com) has only Home, Calendar, Forms, Organization, Appraisal Information, and Contact Us sections, plus property search, interactive map, and online protest tools, with no tax sale, delinquent, struck-off, resale, or sealed-bid section. Because no online-bidding authorization was found for this county, treat the sale as an IN-PERSON auction at the Knox County Courthouse, 100 W Cedar St., Benjamin, TX 79505. No platform URL is reported because none was verified. Knox County appears on none of the statewide delinquent-tax-firm sale listings checked: the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson sale-county feed returned all 28 counties with scheduled sales and Knox is not among them, the McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen monthly page listed only Bastrop, Bosque, Comal, Harrison, Hill, Jasper, Lampasas, McLennan, Runnels and Rusk for August 4, 2026 plus Eastland for September 1, 2026, and the Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott sale page listed 30 counties without Knox. GovEase names Texas among its states but does not name Knox County. Practical route for an investor: call the Sheriff's Office at (940) 459-2211 for the sale date and the posted notice, and the Tax Assessor-Collector at 940-459-2411 for the Sec. 34.015 statement and delinquent account balances. Texas sells a redeemable deed, so a purchaser takes title subject to the former owner's right to redeem, 180 days at a 25% premium for most property and 2 years at 25% in year one then 50% in year two for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral property.
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.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Knox County
- Tax Assessor-Collector: Penny Eaton, with Deputy Tax Assessor Laura McCanlies. Street address 100 W. Cedar St., Benjamin, TX 79505, mailing P.O. Box 47, Benjamin, TX 79505-0047, phone 940-459-2411, fax 940-459-2004, email [email protected]. Address discrepancy worth noting: the TxDMV county tax office directory lists the physical address as "100 West Main, Benjamin, TX 79505", while the Comptroller directory and the county's own site give 100 W. Cedar St., the courthouse address.
- Sheriff: Ryan Thrash. Office at 111 E Hayes Street, Benjamin, TX 79505, mailing P.O. Box 257, Benjamin, TX 79505-0257, office phone (940) 459-2211, jail (940) 459-2041, fax (940) 459-2016. The Knox County Jail is at 104 S. Stewart Street, west of the courthouse.
- Knox County Courthouse: 100 W Cedar St., Benjamin, TX 79505, main phone (940) 459-2191. This is the in-person sale location absent a recorded alternate designation.
- County & District Clerk: Jeannie Clark, P.O. Box 196, Benjamin, TX 79505-0196, phone (940) 459-2441, fax (940) 459-2005, office on the first floor of the courthouse. The clerk page lists court costs and forms only, with no foreclosure or tax sale notice section, so posted notices are most likely physical courthouse postings plus the county's newspaper of record.
- Knox County Appraisal District: Chief Appraiser Mitzi Welch, 100 W. Cedar St., Benjamin, TX 79505-9998, mailing P.O. Box 47, Benjamin, TX 79505-0047, phone 940-459-3891, email [email protected]. Hours Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch. Property search runs at esearch.knoxcad.com and the GIS map at gis.bisclient.com/knoxcad.
- Unlike Baylor and Haskell counties nearby, the Knox County Tax Assessor-Collector does collect property taxes. The Comptroller directory lists Knox County as the "Collecting Unit" and names 13 consolidated taxing units served: Knox County, Seymour ISD, Knox City-O'Brien CISD, Munday ISD, Benjamin ISD, City of Benjamin, City of Goree, City of Knox City, City of Munday, Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District, Knox County DD, Knox County HD, and North Central Texas MWA.
- No online auction platform, no bidder registration portal, and no published sale, resale, or struck-off list were found on any official Knox County source in July 2026. Knox County also appeared on none of the three large Texas delinquent-tax firm sale listings checked (Linebarger, MVBA, Perdue Brandon). Call the Sheriff's Office and the Tax Assessor-Collector to confirm dates, notices, and payment terms 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 Knox County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Knox County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Knox 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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