Oldham County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Oldham County, seat of Vega: 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 Oldham County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Oldham County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax sale date is published on any Oldham County page. Under Texas Tax Code 34.01 these sales run on the first Tuesday of the month. The county's Foreclosure Notices page posts sale notices on first-Tuesday dates, for example "Notice of Substitute Trustee's Sale - September 01, 2026", but every notice currently posted is a mortgage trustee sale rather than a tax foreclosure sale.
- Sale list
- Oldham County Foreclosure Notices
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration page was found. Texas Tax Code 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Oldham County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-639-2109 before bidding.
Oldham County is one of the smallest counties in Texas (county seat Vega) and publishes no dedicated tax sale, sheriff sale, or struck-off property page. Its full sitemap lists only Foreclosure Notices and a Public Notices Calendar under Public Notices, and neither the Tax Assessor-Collector page nor the Sheriff page mentions tax sales, bidder registration, or a sale list. No online auction platform is referenced anywhere on the county site, so treat the sale as an in-person courthouse sale and confirm each date directly with the Tax Assessor-Collector. The Sheriff's Office is Sheriff Shannon Tanck, P.O. Box 452, Vega, Texas 79092, 806-639-2174. The Oldham County Appraisal District (909 Vega Blvd, Vega) handles appraisal only and does not collect taxes or run sales. No delinquent-tax law firm is named on any county page; Oldham County does not appear on the McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen upcoming-sales list, and the Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott site could not be verified because its homepage is currently serving injected third-party spam links.
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)
Oldham County Tax Assessor-Collector / Voter Registrar
P.O. Box 211, Vega, TX 79092 (Oldham County Courthouse, 105 S. Main, Vega, TX 79092)
Official websiteNotes for Oldham County
- The Tax Assessor-Collector is Adriana Cano. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday.
- The county courthouse main line is 806-267-2667 and the Sheriff's Office is 806-639-2174.
- Oldham County posts sale notices only as PDFs on its Foreclosure Notices page. Every notice listed from 2018 through 2026 is a trustee or substitute trustee sale, so an investor watching for a tax foreclosure sale should call the Tax Assessor-Collector rather than rely on that page.
- No online auction platform, bidder registration portal, or struck-off/resale list was found on any official Oldham County page.
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 Oldham County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Oldham County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Oldham 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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