Loving County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Loving County, seat of Mentone: 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 Loving County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Loving County Tax Assessor-Collector, an office the county's own page shows is held by the Loving County Sheriff. The sale itself is held at the courthouse by the deputy conducting it, and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP (LGBS) handles Loving County's delinquent tax suits and publishes the sale list.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual date. LGBS lists Loving County sales as "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM" at "the South door foyer, 100 Bell Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Mentone, Texas." LGBS's Texas FAQ states: "Public Tax Sales may only be conducted on the first Tuesday of the month except when January 1 or July 4 occurs on the first Tuesday. Then Sales may be conducted on the first Wednesday of the month." As of the July 2026 check, the LGBS portal showed zero scheduled or struck-off Loving County properties.
Registration and deposit
Per the LGBS Loving County record: "Individuals wishing to bid on property at the sale must register with the Deputy conducting the sale prior to the start of the sale." Payment must be made by cashier's check or money order, payable to LGBS. Texas Tax Code 34.015 also requires a written statement from the county assessor-collector that the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes; confirm the current form and fee with the Tax Assessor-Collector before sale day.
Loving County runs its tax sale in person at the courthouse in Mentone, at the South door foyer, 100 Bell Street, typically at 10:00 AM on a first Tuesday. Notice of sale is published in the Winkler County News. Struck-off property, per LGBS: "Property that is not sold at tax sales and is struck off to the taxing jurisdictions in trust may be purchased for the minimum bid amount due in the original tax sale at any time. Once bids are approved a tax resale deed will be recorded and forwarded to the successful bidder." The county's own website carries no tax sale page, and the appraisal district (Loving CAD) handles valuation only, not collections. With the smallest population of any US county, sales here are rare and the listing page is often empty, so call the Tax Assessor-Collector to confirm before traveling. In person at the Loving County Courthouse. No online auction platform is used; the LGBS site is the listing source, not a bidding 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 Loving County
- The county's Tax Assessor-Collector page is headed "County Tax Assessor- Collector" and lists a sheriff as the officeholder, with mailing address PO Box 365, 114 W Collins Ave, Mentone, TX 79754 and telephone (432) 309-9292. The officeholder name on that page (Chris H Busse) is stale: the county's Sheriff page lists Sheriff David Landersman, in office since 2025. Use the office name, not the person.
- Loving County Sheriff's Office: P.O. Box 104, Mentone, TX 79754, phone (432) 377-2411, fax (432) 377-2025, business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Loving County Courthouse main line: 100 Bell St, Mentone, TX 79754, phone (432) 377-2362.
- Loving County is an LGBS (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson) county. It appears in the firm's county list at taxsales.lgbs.com with its own sale-detail record (county id 1079). It is not an MVBA county; the MVBA upcoming-sales page does not list it.
- No sale is currently posted. The LGBS property_sales feed returned zero Loving County records at the time of research, while the same filter returns results for other counties, so the empty result is real and not a filter failure.
- No online auction platform verified. Do not attach a platform_url; the sale is an in-person courthouse auction.
- The county website has no public-notice or tax-sale content: the Public Notices page is an empty calendar and the Tax Notice page carries only 2021 and 2022 tax-rate PDFs.
- Loving County Appraisal District (Pritchard & Abbott hosted, lovingcad.org) is appraisal only. Contact: PO Box 352, Mentone, TX 79754, phone (432) 377-2201, [email protected]. It does not run or list tax sales.
- WebSearch budget for the session was exhausted before this county was researched; all findings came from direct fetches of official county pages and the county's delinquent-tax law firm portal.
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 Loving County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Loving County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Loving 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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