Lamar County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Lamar County, seat of Paris: 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 Lamar County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Lamar County Sheriff (Sheriff Scott Cass), selling under order of sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of Lamar County; delinquent tax suits and sale notices are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month when a sale is scheduled, starting at 1:30 PM. The most recent posted notice reads: "will offer for sale the following properties, on the first Tuesday in March, 2026, the same being the 3rd day of said month, at the Eastside Steps, 119 North Main of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Paris, Texas, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 01:30 PM".
Registration and deposit
Bidding is oral and in person. The notice states the officer will "proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s)", so bring certified funds. Texas Tax Code 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed; Lamar County posts no bidder-registration form online, so request that statement from the Tax Assessor-Collector at 903-737-2423 ahead of sale day. For advance notice of sales, the appraisal district directs buyers to taxsales.lgbs.com: "at the bottom of the page go to 'Search for county information' enter the county of interest & select 'Sign up for county updates'".
Lamar County runs a live, in person redeemable tax deed sale on the courthouse steps. There is no online auction platform. The sale is conducted by the Sheriff or Constable under a district court order of sale, and the March 3, 2026 notice is signed "Sheriff Scott Cass, Lamar County, Texas". The location is the "Eastside Steps, 119 North Main of the Courthouse" in Paris. Opening bids follow the statutory formula: "The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale." The same notice carries struck-off resale inventory under the heading "*THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES WERE STRUCK-OFF AT A PREVIOUS TAX SALE AND ARE NOW BEING OFFERED FOR RESALE*". The notice warns "ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT", and several tracts carry sale notes such as "Subject to post judgment taxes" and "Subject to City of Paris Liens". Buyers take subject to the owner's statutory right of redemption: any property sold "shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law". Questions on listed properties go to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP at (903) 597-2897 per the notice. In person at the Lamar County Courthouse east steps (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.
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County offices
Notes for Lamar County
- Sale notices and minimum bid lists are published by the Lamar County Appraisal District at lamarcad.org/tax-sales, not on the county government site. The county Tax Assessor/Collector page routes property tax questions to the appraisal district ("For Property Tax Assistance - Lamar County Appraisal District"); that office's counter work is vehicle titles and registration, with lobby hours Monday to Friday 8:00 to 4:30 and a daily lunch closure from 1:00 to 2:00.
- Lamar County Appraisal District contact, taken from the tax sales page: 521 Bonham Street, Paris, TX 75460-4191, mailing address P.O. Box 400, Paris, TX 75460-4191, phone (903) 785-7822 or (903) 785-8322, email [email protected], chief appraiser Stephanie Lee.
- Lamar County Sheriff Scott Cass, 125 Brown Avenue, Paris, TX 75460, phone 903-737-2400. The sheriff's own county page carries no tax sale information, so the appraisal district page is the working source for sale dates.
- The appraisal district lists two delinquent tax law firms for the county: Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP (lgbs.com) and Abernathy Law (abernathy-law.com). The March 2026 sale was prosecuted by Linebarger on behalf of Lamar County, North Lamar ISD, Chisum ISD, Paris ISD and Roxton ISD.
- The March 3, 2026 notice listed tracts numbered 1 through 28 with item 2 pulled from the sale, and estimated minimum bids ran from about $1,130 to about $66,315, including rural acreage tracts and one mobile home only listing.
- Do not confuse the county website's "Foreclosure Sales" page with the tax sale. That page holds substitute trustee (mortgage) notices posted with the County Clerk, and the clerk's info sheet states "After a trustee files the Notice of Sale the clerk's office does not in any way maintain the list other than to add to it" and "Each month's file is destroyed the day after the sale." County Clerk Ruth Sisson, 119 N. Main Street, Paris, Texas 75460, 903-737-2420.
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 Lamar County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Lamar County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Lamar 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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