Moore County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Moore County, seat of Dumas: 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 Moore County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Moore County Sheriff's Office conducts the sale; the Moore County Tax Assessor-Collector issues the Tax Code Section 34.015 written statement that bidders must hold
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Moore County publishes no tax sale calendar, sale date, or sale notice on its website. The only sale document the county posts is Comptroller Form 50-307, which states it is "for use by a purchaser of property at a tax foreclosure sale under Tax Code Section 34.01", so Moore County sales run on the statewide Section 34.01 schedule (first Tuesday of the month, at the county courthouse) rather than a county-set date. Confirm the next sale date directly with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-935-2175.
Registration and deposit
Bidders must obtain the Tax Code Section 34.015 written statement from the Moore County Tax Assessor-Collector before purchasing. The county hosts the form on its Tax Assessor-Collector page as "Application for Sheriff's Sale"; it is Texas Comptroller Form 50-307, "Request for Written Statement About Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale". The form must be sworn before a notary, carries a fee set by the collector to cover costs, and requires the bidder to list every property currently and formerly owned in Moore County or in any school district or city located partly in the county. The form warns that "Pursuant to Tax Code Section 34.015(n), a person who knowingly violates Tax Code Section 34.015 commits a Class B misdemeanor offense." Call the tax office at 806-935-2175 for the current fee amount and sale dates.
Moore County runs its redeemable tax deed sales in person. No online auction platform is referenced anywhere on the county website, and the county publishes no delinquent tax roll or sale list. The full county site navigation contains no tax sale, sheriff sale, or struck-off property page; the only tax sale artifact the county publishes is the "Application for Sheriff's Sale" (Comptroller Form 50-307) linked from the Tax Assessor-Collector page. The county's "Notice of Trustee Sales" page carries private mortgage trustee foreclosures, not tax foreclosures, so investors should not treat it as the tax sale list. Sales are held at the Moore County Courthouse, 715 S Dumas Ave, Dumas. Contact the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-935-2175 for sale dates and bidder paperwork, and the Sheriff's Office at 806-935-4145 for sale-day logistics.
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.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Moore County Tax Assessor-Collector
500 S. Dumas Ave., Dumas, TX 79029 (mailing: P.O. Box 616, Dumas, TX 79029-0616)
Official websiteNotes for Moore County
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Chris A. Rivera. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm and Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm. Fax 806-935-2344, email [email protected].
- Moore County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Morgan W. Hightower, 700 S. Bliss Ave., Dumas, TX 79029, office 806-935-4145, dispatch 806-935-2151.
- Moore County Courthouse is at 715 S Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029. The County Clerk (Brenda McKanna, Room 107, 806-935-2009) maintains the county's public notice and trustee sale postings.
- The county's "Notice of Trustee Sales" page and its archive contain only private mortgage trustee foreclosures. No tax foreclosure, sheriff sale, or constable sale notice appeared on that page, on the Public Notices page, or on the County News page.
- Property tax search runs at https://esearch.co.moore.tx.us/ and online payments at certifiedpayments.net using Bureau Code 3715430. Neither carries a delinquent or sale list.
- Moore County Appraisal District (Chief Appraiser Janie Starkey, 419 Success Blvd, Dumas, 806-935-4193) publishes no tax sale, foreclosure, or struck-off property information.
- No delinquent-tax law firm is named on any Moore County page. Perdue Brandon, MVBA, and Linebarger public tax sale pages were checked and none showed a Moore County listing, so the collecting attorney could not be confirmed. Verify by phone before relying on a third-party sale list.
- Data quality is medium: the official offices, contacts, and the Section 34.015 bidder form were verified on county and Texas Comptroller pages, but Moore County publishes no sale page, sale date, sale list, or auction platform.
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 Moore County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Moore County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Moore 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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