Reeves County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Reeves County, seat of Pecos: 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 Reeves County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Reeves County Sheriff or Constable. The deputy conducting the sale takes bidder registration at the courthouse, and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, the delinquent tax law firm for the county's taxing units, prepares the notices and the property list.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Linebarger's Reeves County page states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM" at the courthouse north door, and that "Notice of Sale will typically be posted on or in: Pecos Enterprise". Its Texas FAQ adds that "Public Tax Sales may only be conducted on the first Tuesday of the month except when January 1 or July 4 occurs on the first Tuesday. Then Sales may be conducted on the first Wednesday of the month." Reeves County posts a sale only when foreclosure judgments are ready, so read the published notice of sale rather than assuming a monthly auction. On 26 July 2026 the Reeves County list showed no scheduled sale date and only struck-off inventory.
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Reeves County page states: "Individuals wishing to bid on property at the sale must register with the Deputy conducting the sale prior to the start of the sale." Payment must be made by cashier's check or money order, payee LGBS. Linebarger's Texas FAQ adds that in counties that have adopted Texas Tax Code 34.015, the buyer must present the officer a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes owed to the county, any school district, or any city in the county, and that the statutory fee for that statement is $10.00. Confirm with the Reeves County Tax Assessor-Collector whether that rule applies here before you bid, and expect to fund the full minimum bid at the sale because the time allowed to collect funds is set by the officer conducting it.
Reeves County runs a live, in person redeemable deed auction on the courthouse steps. There is no online bidding platform for this county. Linebarger gives the sale location as "at the North Door, 100 East 4th Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Pecos, Texas". The county's own website carries no tax sale page, so the working source is the Linebarger tax sale site, which also carries struck-off parcels: "Property that is not sold at tax sales and is struck off to the taxing jurisdictions in trust may be purchased for the minimum bid amount due in the original tax sale at any time. Once bids are approved a tax resale deed will be recorded and forwarded to the successful bidder." On 26 July 2026 the Reeves County list held 2 struck-off parcels in Pecos (366 Magnolia St and 411 S Park St) with estimated minimum bids of $12,046.73 and $10,857.54 against adjudged values of $32,120 and $53,840. Per the Linebarger Texas FAQ a winning bidder receives a Constable's Deed or Sheriff's Deed within 4 to 6 weeks of the auction, subject to the owner's statutory right of redemption, and no title insurance is offered on these 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 Reeves County
- The auction is in person at the North Door of the Reeves County Courthouse, 100 East 4th Street, Pecos, Texas. No online auction platform is advertised for this county.
- Reeves County publishes no tax sale page of its own. Sale notices, bidder instructions, and the property list come from Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, which handles delinquent tax suits for the county's taxing units. Notice of sale is published in the Pecos Enterprise.
- Payment at the sale must be by cashier's check or money order made payable to LGBS, per the Linebarger county page.
- Property tax collection moved out of the Tax Assessor-Collector's office on 10/1/2023. The county page directs property tax business to Reeves County Appraisal District, 320 S Oak Street, Pecos, phone 432-445-5122, website www.reeves-cad.org. The Tax Assessor-Collector's office at 424 S. Cypress Street, P.O. Box 700, Pecos, TX 79772, phone (432) 287-0223, handles motor vehicle work and is the office to ask about a written statement of no delinquent taxes under Texas Tax Code 34.015.
- The Reeves County Courthouse is at 100 E 4th St, Pecos, TX 79772, main number (432) 287-0222.
- Struck-off parcels can be bought between sales at the minimum bid from the original sale, with the tax resale deed recorded and sent to the buyer once the taxing units approve the bid.
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 Reeves County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Reeves County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Reeves 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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