Pecos County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Pecos County, seat of Fort Stockton: 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 Pecos County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Pecos County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff Thomas J. Perkins). Pecos County publishes no tax-sale page, so the conducting officer is not confirmed by the county; Texas Tax Code 34.01 assigns the sale to the sheriff or a constable, and Pecos County also has constables in Precincts 1, 3, 4 and 6.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax-sale date or calendar is published on any Pecos County website. Texas Tax Code 34.01 sets tax sales for the first Tuesday of the month. The county's own notice page does show first-Tuesday sale dates, listing "7/7/2026" and "8/4/2026", but those entries are Notices of Trustee's Sale, which are deed-of-trust foreclosures rather than tax foreclosures.
Registration and deposit
Not published by Pecos County. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed, and present it to the officer conducting the sale. Request that statement from the Pecos County Tax Assessor / Collector at (432) 336-3386 before bidding.
Pecos County has no online tax-sale platform that could be verified, and no county page advertises an online auction, so plan on an in-person sale at the courthouse unless the county says otherwise. The county website (co.pecos.tx.us), the tax office property-search portal (pecostax.org) and the Pecos County Appraisal District site were all checked and none carries a tax sale list, a struck-off property list, a bidder-registration page, or a sale calendar. The only sale notices the county posts are Notices of Trustee's Sale on its foreclosure-notices page, which are private lender foreclosures, not Chapter 34 tax sales. The pecostax.org portal is a property-search tool only; its contact fields are unfinished stub values, so use the county office phone instead. Pecos County is not among the 28 counties carried on the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax-sale portal, and it does not appear on MVBA's upcoming Texas tax sales list, so its delinquent-tax law firm could not be identified from an official source. Investors should call the Tax Assessor / Collector at (432) 336-3386 and the Sheriff's Department at (432) 336-3521 to confirm the sale date, the posting location, and who holds the sale list. County business is centered at the Pecos County Courthouse, 103 West Callaghan, Fort Stockton, TX 79735, which is where Texas counties normally post and hold first-Tuesday sales.
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 Pecos County
- Pecos County publishes no dedicated tax-sale page. Every logistic below the statute level has to be confirmed by phone with the Tax Assessor / Collector or the Sheriff's Department.
- Tax Assessor / Collector is Veronica Bernal, 200 S. Nelson St, Fort Stockton, TX 79735, (432) 336-3386 and (432) 336-3382.
- Sheriff's Department is at 1774 N Hwy 285 (P.O. Box 1647), Fort Stockton, TX 79735, (432) 336-3521, with Sheriff Thomas J. Perkins.
- The county posts Notices of Trustee's Sale as PDFs on its foreclosure-notices page. Those are lender foreclosures under the Property Code and should not be confused with Chapter 34 tax sales.
- No online auction platform was verified for this county. Pecos County does not appear on the Linebarger (LGBS) tax-sale portal county list or on MVBA's upcoming Texas tax sales list.
- The pecostax.org tax office portal supports property search only and carries no delinquent or struck-off property list.
- Pecos County Appraisal District (pecoscad.org) handles appraisal only and posts no sale notices.
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 Pecos County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Pecos County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Pecos 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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