Knox County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Knox County, TX tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 12, 2026.
How 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.
New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next tax deed sale
- Knox County publishes no sale date.
- Registration
- Knox County publishes no bidder-registration page, portal, or deposit schedule.
- County office
- 940-459-2411
On this page
How Knox County sells delinquent taxes
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
- Knox County publishes no sale date.
- Registration
- Knox County publishes no bidder-registration page, portal, or deposit schedule.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Knox County publishes no bidder-registration page, portal, or deposit schedule. 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 taxac@knoxcountytexas.org. Bidding is at the courthouse in person.
Sale format and venue
Knox County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Knox County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
No link to the county's sale list is on record here. Get the current list from the Knox County Sheriff rather than relying on a copied one.Register to bid
Sale day
Knox County publishes no sale date. No auction platform is on record here for Knox County. Confirm the next sale date, the platform or venue and the registration window with the Knox County Sheriff before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Knox County Sheriff as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Knox County
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Confirm the parcel list before pricing
This page has no link to the county's sale list. Ask the Knox County Sheriff where the list is published and confirm the advertised parcels before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
Knox County publishes no bidder-registration page, portal, or deposit schedule. 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 taxac@knoxcountytexas.org. Bidding is at the courthouse in person.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Texas due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Texas before you price the title work.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold properties
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 purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Texas calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- 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 taxac@knoxcountytexas.org. 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 knoxcad@yahoo.com. 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.
- Knox County publishes no online auction platform, bidder registration portal, or sale, resale, or struck-off list, and it does not appear on the sale listings of the three large Texas delinquent-tax firms (Linebarger, MVBA, Perdue Brandon). Call the Sheriff's Office and the Tax Assessor-Collector to confirm dates, notices, and payment terms before bidding.
Texas 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?
How often does Knox County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Verified Oct 12, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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