Montague County, TX tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Sale is live and in person at the Montague County Courthouse in Montague; no online auction platform was found on any official page.
• •Sale lists are published by the county's delinquent tax attorneys, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP, roughly 30 days before the sale date; the county tax office links to that site rather than posting lists itself.
• •Two courthouse addresses appear on the county's own pages (101 E Franklin on the tax sales page, 11339 TX-59 on the property tax page); both refer to the Montague County Courthouse, and the tax sales page places the sale on its east side.
• •Sales are periodic, not monthly. The county only holds a sale on a first Tuesday when properties are ready, so check the attorney's listing page each month.
• •Tax office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., open during the lunch hour. Property tax email is TAC@co.montague.tx.us.
• •The county does not publish its own bidder registration form, so registration mechanics are cited from the delinquent tax firm's FAQ; confirm them by phone with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 940-894-3601.

Texas 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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.03 - Disposition of excess proceedsTex. Tax Code 34.03Verified Oct 12, 2026

Governing statute

Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Oct 12, 2026

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.

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