Midland County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Midland County, seat of Midland: 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 Midland County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Midland County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published by the county. Midland County posts no delinquent tax sale calendar on the Tax Office page, the Sheriff's Office pages, or the Midland Central Appraisal District site, and no Midland sale appears on the delinquent tax law firm listings checked in July 2026. Texas sheriff sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code Section 34.01, so confirm the next Midland date directly with the Tax Office at 432-688-4810.
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration instructions were found. Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 requires a bidder to give the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed. Midland County contracts its property tax collection to the Midland Central Appraisal District, so call the Tax Office at 432-688-4810 or MCAD collections at 432-699-4991 to confirm which office issues that statement and how far ahead it must be requested.
Midland County does not publish a redeemable tax deed sale page. Searches of the county site for tax sale, sheriff sale, constable sale, struck off, and resale returned no sale content, and neither the Sheriff's Office pages nor the Civil/Warrants Division page mentions property sales or bidder requirements. Because no authorized online auction platform lists Midland County, expect a traditional in-person sheriff sale on the courthouse steps until the county says otherwise; no platform URL is given because none was verified. The county Tax Office states that property collections are located at the Midland Central Appraisal District, and MCAD confirms it has contracted with Midland County for the collection of property taxes, so collections questions route through MCAD ([email protected]). Commissioners' Court minutes from July 16, 2024 show the county considered terminating its existing delinquent tax collection contract and hiring McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, but no action was taken on any of those items after the Tax Assessor-Collector recommended staying with Perdue Brandon, so Perdue Brandon remains the county's delinquent tax counsel. The County Clerk posts notices of sale filed under Texas Property Code 51.002(f-1) and directs the public to search them by recorded date or sales date at https://midland.tx.publicsearch.us; that page covers deed of trust foreclosure postings and is not a curated tax sale list.
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
Notes for Midland County
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Mary Helen Bowers. Office fax is 432-688-4918 and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (source: midland_tax_office).
- Mailing address for the Midland County Tax Assessor-Collector is P.O. Box 712, Midland, TX 79702, with phone 432-688-4811 listed on the appraisal district's taxpayer notice (source: midcad_home).
- Midland Central Appraisal District handles assessment and collection for Midland County plus the City of Midland, Midland ISD, Greenwood ISD, Midland College, Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland County Utility District, and the Midland Downtown Management District. MCAD is at 4631 Andrews Hwy, Midland, TX 79703, mailing P.O. Box 908002, Midland, TX 79708-0002, phone 432-699-4991, collections email [email protected] (sources: midcad_mcad, midcad_contact).
- Midland County Sheriff's Office is at 1703 East County Road 120, Midland, TX 79706, phone 432-688-4600. The Civil/Warrants Division, led by Lt. Chris Evans at 432-688-4679, handles civil process and warrant execution but publishes nothing about property sales (sources: midland_sheriff, midland_civil_warrants).
- Midland County is absent from the McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen upcoming Texas tax sale list as of July 2026, and it returns zero results in the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale property data, so no third-party sale list was verified for this county (source: mvba_month_sales).
- Investors should treat this county as phone-first. Nothing about sale date, sale location, deposit, or payment method is published online, so verify every logistic with the Tax Office before traveling.
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 Midland County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Midland County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Midland 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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