Lampasas County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Lampasas County, seat of Lampasas: 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 Lampasas County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Lampasas County Sheriff (sheriff's sale under Texas Tax Code 34.01). The underlying delinquent tax suits are brought by the Lampasas Central Appraisal District and the sale notice, bid sheet and bidder paperwork are produced by mvba, the district's delinquent tax law firm.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., in person at the courthouse. The current notice is headed "DELINQUENT TAX SALE - LAMPASAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, LAMPASAS COUNTY, TEXAS" and reads "August 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m." at the "WEST ENTRANCE DOOR AT 400 SOUTH LIVE OAK ST., LAMPASAS, TEXAS". Lampasas does not sell every month; mvba posts the county on its Upcoming Tax Sales page only in months when tracts reach judgment.
Registration and deposit
Register on site before bidding opens. The notice states that "Prior to the beginning of the tax sale, a person intending to bid is required to register with the person conducting the sale and present a valid driver's license or identification card issued by a state agency or the United States government." Anyone bidding for a corporation or entity must show documentation that they are authorized to bid as owner, manager, member or other duly authorized agent, and the grantee named in the deed must be the same person or entity that won the bid (Section 34.015, Texas Tax Code). The notice carries a Bidder's Acknowledgement form marked "COMPLETE THIS FORM PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL AT THE SALE" capturing grantee name, address, phone, driver license number and signature. mvba confirms that "In-Person Tax Sales will have registration on-site the day of the Tax Sale"; its online bidder registration portal applies only to counties that auction online, which Lampasas does not. mvba also notes that in certain counties a purchaser must present the officer a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes owed to the county, school districts or cities, and that no deed issues until that statement is presented; confirm applicability with the Lampasas County Tax Assessor-Collector at 512-556-8271 before bidding.
Lampasas County runs a live, in-person redeemable tax deed sale at the courthouse. There is no online bidding platform. Bidding is by oral outcry to the highest bidder, and the notice prints a minimum bid beside each tract that covers taxes delinquent at the date of judgment but not the current tax year; the buyer pays all taxes accruing after judgment. Winning bidders pay the same day in cash or by cashier's check payable to the Lampasas District Clerk, personal checks are refused, and a bidder who fails to pay is liable for 20 percent of the property value plus costs under Rule 652 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. A person registering on behalf of a corporation, LLC or other entity is personally liable for the bid if the entity does not pay on time. Buyers receive an ordinary Sheriff's Deed without warranty; the notice states title is not guaranteed and "OBTAINING TITLE INSURANCE MAY BE DIFFICULT." Property sells by legal description, "AS IS" with all faults, all sales final, no refunds. The notice repeats the statutory redemption terms: two years for homestead property, property appraised as agricultural land and mineral interests, 180 days for all other property, with a redemption premium of 25 percent of the aggregate total in the first year or 50 percent in the second, running from the date the purchaser's deed is recorded, and a right of possession beginning 20 days after recording (Section 33.51). The August 4, 2026 notice offered 8 foreclosure tracts plus 1 resale tract held in trust by the taxing units under Section 34.05, with minimum bids from $5,500 to $16,000 on tracts in Lampasas, Kempner and Lometa. Questions on the sale go to the mvba office in Georgetown at (512) 943-1647 per the notice. Note that mvba posts each month's notice at a dated URL (0826_Lampasas.pdf for August 2026), so use the Upcoming Tax Sales index to reach the current file. In-person live auction, oral bids at the courthouse door. 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.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Lampasas County
- Property tax appraisal and the delinquent tax suits in Lampasas County run through the Lampasas Central Appraisal District, which is the named plaintiff on every tract in the sale notice ("Lampasas Central Appraisal District v ..."). The CAD is at P.O. Box 175, Lampasas, TX 76550-0175, phone (512) 556-8058, open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- The Lampasas County Tax Assessor-Collector page (Betty Salinas, 409 S Pecan St, Suite 101, phone 512-556-8271, fax 512-556-4825, open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.) covers motor vehicle and registration work and carries no tax sale content. That office is still the one to call about the Section 34.015 no-delinquent-taxes statement.
- The county website publishes no tax sale calendar or bid sheet. The only current, county-specific sale notice found is the mvba PDF, so investors should watch the mvba Upcoming Tax Sales page rather than the county site.
- The Lampasas County Sheriff is David Parker, 1210 Barnes Street, Lampasas, TX 76550, phone 512-556-8255. The Sheriff's published fee schedule lists "Delinquent Tax Suits" at $130.00 and fees for "All Writs & Orders of Sale," consistent with the Sheriff executing the order of sale. The sale notice itself refers only to "the person conducting the sale" and to the buyer receiving a "Sheriff's Deed," so verify the exact conducting officer with the Sheriff's office before the sale.
- Sale location on the current notice is the west entrance door at 400 South Live Oak St., Lampasas, which differs from the 501 E. Fourth St. courthouse address shown on the District Clerk page. Confirm the door before sale day.
- The notice flags that purchased property may still carry city or property owners association liens for demolition, mowing or maintenance fees that the buyer may have to pay, and warns against unnecessary repairs during the redemption period because only reasonable maintenance, preservation and safekeeping costs are recoverable on redemption.
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 Lampasas County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Lampasas County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Lampasas 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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