Nueces County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Nueces County, seat of Corpus Christi: 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 Nueces County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Nueces County Sheriff's Office. The auction site states: "The tax foreclosure sale is conducted by the Nueces County Sheriff's Office, facilitated by Realauction.com, LLC."
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month in months when the county has properties ready, run entirely online. The auction FAQ says: "The sales are conducted between 10:00 a.m. CT and 4:00 p.m. CT. All sales will cease at 4:00 p.m. CT on the day of the sales and any sales not completed may be reposted for a future date." The RealAuction calendar for July 2026 showed a Tax Sale on Tuesday July 7 at 10:00 AM CT, and the next sale is posted as "Tuesday August 4, 2026" with 12 properties scheduled on the Linebarger sale list.
Registration and deposit
Register on the auction site before the sale. The county's sale-process page says: "Anyone may bid on the properties by registering on this site at least five (5) business days before the auction. One account will be established for each bidder." After registering, fund the Realauction escrow account by wire transfer or ACH and allocate money to Nueces County: a deposit of 5 percent of your anticipated maximum bid must be settled and allocated before bidding opens. Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern two business days before the auction; ACH debits must be initiated by 4 p.m. Eastern five business days before. Cash deposits and international funds are refused. Winning bidders owe the balance within 24 hours by wire or by certified funds (cashier's check or money order payable to Nueces County Sheriff) delivered to the Sheriff's Office; ACH is not accepted for the balance. Bidders are also subject to Tax Code 34.011 and 34.015, and the site posts the notarized Request for Written Statement form that the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector must issue certifying no delinquent taxes are owed.
Nueces County holds no in-person courthouse-steps outcry sale. Commissioners Court adopted an Order To Allow Online Auctions For Tax Foreclosure Sales and Tax Resales on October 30, 2019, recorded as instrument number 2019048579 in the Official Public Records of Nueces County, under Texas Tax Code 34.01(a-1) and 34.05(d). The county's own Sheriffs Auctions page redirects straight to nueces.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com. Properties are auctioned in sale-number order to the highest bidder, with $100 proxy bid increments and an overtime extension rule. All times on the platform are Central. Deeds take about 3 to 5 weeks to issue and every purchase stays subject to the statutory right of redemption. Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson, LLP is the delinquent-tax law firm for the Nueces County taxing units and publishes the property sale list with cause numbers, legal descriptions, appraised values and estimated minimum bids at taxsales.lgbs.com; it also lists struck-off parcels held jointly by the taxing units and available for future resale. Notices of sale run in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times during the month before the sale.
Register on RealAuctionOver-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 Nueces County
- Nueces County (county seat Corpus Christi) sells tax foreclosure and resale property entirely online at nueces.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com, a RealForeclose site operated by Realauction.com, LLC. The county's own Sheriffs Auctions page redirects to it.
- Online bidding was authorized by Commissioners Court order adopted October 30, 2019 and recorded as instrument number 2019048579 in the Official Public Records of Nueces County, under Texas Tax Code 34.01(a-1) and 34.05(d).
- Register at least five business days before the sale, then fund escrow and allocate 5 percent of your anticipated maximum bid to Nueces County. Deposits must be settled before the auction opens: wires by 5 p.m. Eastern two business days out, ACH initiated by 4 p.m. Eastern five business days out.
- The balance of a winning bid is due within 24 hours, by wire or by cashier's check or money order payable to Nueces County Sheriff delivered to the Sheriff's Office. ACH cannot be used for the balance. Allow 3 to 5 weeks for the deed.
- To take the deed, a bidder must obtain the Texas Tax Code 34.015 written statement from the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes owed to the county or to any city or school district in it. The notarized request form is posted on the auction site.
- The sale is conducted by the Sheriff's Office: J.C. Hooper, Nueces County Sheriff, 901 Leopard St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, telephone (361) 887-2222, hours 8am to 2pm.
- Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson, LLP publishes the Nueces County property sale list at taxsales.lgbs.com, with cause numbers, legal descriptions, appraised values and estimated minimum bids, plus struck-off parcels available for future resale. Notices of sale run in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times during the month before the sale.
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 Nueces County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Nueces County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Nueces 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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