Lamb County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Lamb County, seat of Littlefield: 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 Lamb County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Lamb County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Gary Maddox), acting for the Lamb County Tax Assessor - Collector and Voter Registrar
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Lamb County publishes no tax sale calendar. The county website's "Notice of Sheriffs Sale" page currently returns an HTTP 403 server error, and an archived November 2024 copy of that page held only a "Sheriff Sale Seized Items Auction Rules" document, which covers seized personal property rather than property tax foreclosures. Under Texas Tax Code 34.01 these sales fall on the first Tuesday of the month; treat that as the statutory default, not a county-confirmed date, and confirm any specific sale with the Tax Assessor - Collector at (806) 485-0062.
Registration and deposit
No county-published registration procedure, deposit rule, or bidder account was found. Texas Tax Code 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county assessor-collector certifying no delinquent taxes are owed; request that statement from the Lamb County Tax Assessor - Collector and Voter Registrar, 100 6th Drive, Room 105, Littlefield, TX 79339, (806) 485-0062.
Lamb County (seat Littlefield) sells redeemable tax deeds under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34, but the county publishes no delinquent tax sale page, no sale list, and no bidder instructions. Verification performed: the county website (co.lamb.tx.us) has a "Notice of Sheriffs Sale" nav item that returns HTTP 403 from the server, and the county's "Foreclosures" page belongs to County Clerk Tonya Ritchie and carries Notice of Trustee's Sale filings (mortgage foreclosures), not tax foreclosures. Lamb County does not appear on Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson's Texas tax sale portal county list (150 counties returned by taxsales.lgbs.com), and it does not appear on MVBA's monthly Texas tax sale schedule. No online auction platform was identified, so no platform URL is reported here; buyers should assume an in-person sheriff sale at the Lamb County Courthouse, 100 6th Drive, Littlefield, and confirm the designated sale area by phone. Separately, struck-off "trust" property resales under Tax Code 34.05 do have a county-linked channel: the Lamb County Appraisal District's official Links page points to Texas Communities Group (texascg.com) for "Bid on Littlefield Properties" and "Purchase of Amherst Trust Properties." That broker describes trust property as property that went through tax foreclosure and did not sell at a tax sale, with a $50.00 minimum bid plus fees, approval required from every taxing entity in the county, and up to three months for a bid decision. Both Littlefield and Amherst lists returned zero properties when checked. Redemption follows the state rule: two years at a 25 percent or 50 percent premium for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral interests, and 180 days at 25 percent for other 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.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Lamb County
- Tax Assessor - Collector and Voter Registrar: Tammy Kirkland, 100 6th Drive, Room 105, Littlefield, TX 79339, phone (806) 485-0062, fax (806) 385-6485.
- Sheriff: Gary Maddox, Lamb County Sheriff's Office, 1200 East Waylon, Littlefield, TX 79339, phone (806) 385-7900, fax (806) 385-9400. The sheriff is the statutory sale officer under Texas Tax Code 34.01.
- Lamb County Courthouse: 100 6th Drive, Littlefield, Texas 79339, main phone (806) 385-4222.
- The county website's "Notice of Sheriffs Sale" page (/page/lamb.SheriffSale) returns HTTP 403 and could not be read. An archived November 2024 snapshot of that page contained only a "Sheriff Sale Seized Items Auction Rules" PDF, which concerns seized personal property, not delinquent property tax sales. The PDF itself is now a dead link.
- The county's "Foreclosures" page is maintained by County Clerk Tonya Ritchie and holds Notice of Trustee's Sale filings scanned since January 1, 2017. These are mortgage foreclosures and must not be presented as tax sales.
- Lamb County is absent from the Linebarger (taxsales.lgbs.com) Texas county list and from MVBA's monthly Texas tax sale schedule, so neither firm's portal carries its sale list.
- Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott's website (pbfcm.com) was fetched and is currently defaced with injected spam links, so it was not used as a source and no law firm was confirmed for Lamb County.
- The Lamb County Appraisal District (1500 E Delano Ave / P.O. Box 950, Littlefield, TX 79339, (806) 385-6474, Chief Appraiser Lesa Kloiber) publishes no tax sale information but does link struck-off trust property bidding for Littlefield and Amherst to Texas Communities Group.
- Recommended follow-up: call the Tax Assessor - Collector at (806) 485-0062 and the Sheriff's Office at (806) 385-7900 to obtain the delinquent tax attorney, the designated sale area, and the sale notice posting location.
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 Lamb County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Lamb County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Lamb 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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