Marion County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Marion County, seat of Jefferson: 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 Marion County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Marion County Tax Office (Marion County Tax Assessor-Collector, Karen G. Jones), which posts the sale announcement. Texas Tax Code Chapter 34 assigns the sale itself to the county sheriff or a constable; the Marion County Sheriff's Office is at 114 W Austin, Jefferson, TX 75657, (903) 665-7201.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The Marion County Tax Office homepage carries a single announcement, quoted verbatim: "NEXT TAX SALE IS SEPTEMEBER, 2026" (the misspelling of September is in the original). No day of the month, hour, or sale location is published on the county or tax office site. Texas sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code Chapter 34, so verify the exact date and start time with the tax office before travelling.
Registration and deposit
No county bidder-registration instructions, deposit terms, or bidder packets were published on the Marion County Tax Office site or the county website at the time of this check. Under Texas Tax Code section 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed, so plan to request that statement from the Marion County Tax Office at (903) 665-3281 well before sale day.
Small East Texas county (population about 9,700, seat Jefferson) with a very thin online sale presence. No online auction platform was found: the tax office, the county website, the Sheriff and Constable pages, and the appraisal district site name no bidding portal, and Marion County does not appear on the MVBA upcoming tax sale calendar. Treat the sale as an in person courthouse sale until the county says otherwise. The county publishes a Foreclosures page where the County Clerk posts notices grouped by first Tuesday sale date (postings currently run November 2025 through August 2026), but the notices are scanned PDFs identified only by deed volume and page, so that page is the county's general foreclosure notice board rather than a verified delinquent tax sale list. The tax office links a "Delinquent Law Firm" at publicans.com; that domain did not respond over HTTPS or HTTP during this check, so the firm's identity is unconfirmed and is deliberately not named here. Delinquency mechanics from the tax office: taxes unpaid as of February 1 are delinquent and accrue penalty and interest, and taxes still delinquent on July 1 may incur an additional penalty of up to 20 percent to defray collection costs.
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)
Marion County Tax Office (Tax Assessor-Collector Karen G. Jones)
119 W Lafayette, Jefferson, TX 75657 (physical); P.O. Box 907, Jefferson, TX 75657 (mailing)
Official websiteNotes for Marion County
- Tax office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, open during lunch, excluding county approved holidays. Fax (903) 665-3132.
- County courthouse: 102 W. Austin, Jefferson, TX 75657, (903) 665-3261. County Clerk Kim Wise, 102 W Austin, Room 206, (903) 665-3971.
- Sheriff David Capps, 114 W Austin, Jefferson, TX 75657, (903) 665-7201. Constable Pct. 1 Edward Baird, 114 W Austin Room 208, (903) 665-7892. Constable Pct. 2 Jeff Greer, 8249 SH 49E, (903) 578-5200.
- The tax office runs a separate property search and payment portal at https://esearch.marioncountytaxoffice.com/ and the appraisal district is Marion CAD at https://www.marioncad.org/. Neither surfaced tax sale or struck-off property listings.
- No struck off or resale (Texas Tax Code section 34.05) inventory list was found online for Marion County. Ask the tax office directly.
- Confirm the September 2026 sale date, time, and location by phone. The single homepage announcement is the only county published timing signal and it lacks a day and hour.
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 Marion County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Marion County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Marion 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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