Parmer County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Parmer County, seat of Farwell: 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 Parmer County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Parmer County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Eric Geske); delinquent tax collection is handled by the Parmer County Tax Assessor-Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, at the Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell. A notice posted by the county sets the sale for "Tuesday, September 3, 2024, (that being the first Tuesday of the month), at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the Parmer County Courthouse at the place designated by the Commissioner's Court for such sales in Parmer County, Texas, (on the steps of the county courthouse or as designated by the County Commissioner), the sale to begin at 10:00 o'clock a.m." Another county-posted notice states "Date of Sale (first Tuesday of month)" with "Earliest Time of Sale of Property: 10:00 a.m. (Central Time)" and "Place of Sale of Property: Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell, Parmer County, Texas at the following location: main doors on lower level on the south side of the Courthouse."
- Sale list
- Foreclosure Notices (Parmer County)
Registration and deposit
No county-specific bidder registration page exists on the Parmer County website. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder at a tax foreclosure sale must first obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed in the county. Request that statement from the Parmer County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-481-3845 or PO Drawer G, Farwell, TX 79325. Confirm sale-day procedure with the Sheriff's Office at 806-481-3303 before bidding.
Parmer County posts every public sale notice on one page, "Foreclosure Notices," which states "Properties are listed as described in Parmer County Real Property Records with date and time of sale" and links individual PDF notices from January 2020 through September 2026. Every notice in that archive that could be read is a deed-of-trust substitute trustee's sale under Texas Property Code Chapter 51, not a Tax Code Chapter 34 tax foreclosure sale, so no active redeemable tax deed offering was confirmed for this county. Those notices do establish the sale mechanics that a tax sale would also follow: first Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. Central, at the area designated by the Parmer County Commissioners Court, which the notices describe as the south side of the Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell ("main doors on lower level on the south side of the Courthouse" and "On the steps of the south door of the Parmer County Courthouse, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner's Court"). Sales are conducted in person. A site search of parmercounty.texas.gov for "tax sale" and for "sheriff sale" returns no results, the Tax Office page carries no tax sale or delinquent tax content, and the Parmer County Appraisal District site covers appraisal only with no collection or tax sale information. Parmer County does not appear on the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson county roster (150 Texas counties) or on the MVBA upcoming tax sales schedule, so the county's delinquent tax law firm was not identified from an official source. Investors should call the Tax Assessor-Collector and the Sheriff's Office directly to confirm whether a Chapter 34 sale is scheduled and to obtain the Section 34.015 bidder statement. In person at the Parmer County Courthouse, 401 3rd Street, Farwell. No online auction platform was verified for this county.
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)
Notes for Parmer County
- County seat is Farwell. The Parmer County Courthouse is at 401 3rd Street, Farwell, TX 79325, listed on the county site under the heading "Parmer County Courthouse location:". (source: parmer_courthouse)
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Awyna Sanchez. Phone 806-481-3845, fax 806-481-9548, mailing address PO Drawer G, Farwell, TX 79325. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8:30am to 12:00pm and 12:30pm to 5:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 12:00pm and 1:00 to 3:00pm, with doors closing 15 minutes before closing time. (source: parmer_tax_office)
- Sheriff is Eric Geske. Phone 806-481-3303, fax 806-481-3305, PO Box 860, Farwell, Texas 79325. The Sheriff's Office page publishes a fee schedule and an open records form but no sale notices or auction rules. (source: parmer_sheriff)
- The county's own domain co.parmer.tx.us serves a frameset that loads parmercounty.org, which is a third-party county-information directory, not the county government site. The official site is parmercounty.texas.gov. (source: parmer_home)
- No tax sale bidder registration form, deposit rule, or sale-day terms document is published by Parmer County. Everything about registration below the statutory Section 34.015 requirement must be confirmed by phone.
- Parmer County was not found on the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale county roster (source: lgbs_counties) or on the MVBA upcoming tax sales schedule (source: mvba_sales), so the delinquent tax counsel handling Chapter 34 suits for this county remains unidentified from official sources.
- The Parmer County Appraisal District (305 3rd St., Bovina, TX 79009, phone 806-251-1405) appraises property only and publishes no tax sale or delinquent tax collection information. (source: parmer_cad)
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 Parmer County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Parmer County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Parmer 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.
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