Runnels County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Runnels County, TX tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 12, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Runnels County, seat of Ballinger: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next tax deed sale
- The November 3, 2026 calendar does not include Runnels County.Tuesday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register on site the day of the sale, before bidding starts.
- County office
- 325-365-2339
On this page
How Runnels County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Runnels County Sheriff, at the Runnels County Courthouse in Ballinger. MVBA, the county's delinquent tax law firm, handles the delinquent tax suits, posts the bid sheets and keeps the struck-off list. Buyers receive a Sheriff's Deed.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The November 3, 2026 calendar does not include Runnels County.
- Registration
- Register on site the day of the sale, before bidding starts.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register on site the day of the sale, before bidding starts. MVBA states that "In-Person Tax Sales will have registration on-site the day of the Tax Sale," and its online registration link is only for auctions conducted online. Under Section 34.015 of the Texas Tax Code, a bidder must present a valid driver's license or government-issued identification card, a person bidding for a corporation or entity must show authority to bid for it, and the grantee named in the deed must match the successful bidder. A buyer may also be required to present a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes owed in the county. Bidders barred from acquiring Texas real property under Section 5.253 of the Texas Property Code may not bid.
Sale format and venue
Runnels County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Runnels County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use MVBA monthly tax sale calendar (Runnels bid sheets appear here when a sale is scheduled) as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Sale day
The November 3, 2026 calendar does not include Runnels County. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the Runnels County Sheriff before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Runnels County Sheriff as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Runnels County
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Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open MVBA monthly tax sale calendar (Runnels bid sheets appear here when a sale is scheduled). Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.Confirm registration and deposit
Register on site the day of the sale, before bidding starts. MVBA states that "In-Person Tax Sales will have registration on-site the day of the Tax Sale," and its online registration link is only for auctions conducted online. Under Section 34.015 of the Texas Tax Code, a bidder must present a valid driver's license or government-issued identification card, a person bidding for a corporation or entity must show authority to bid for it, and the grantee named in the deed must match the successful bidder. A buyer may also be required to present a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes owed in the county. Bidders barred from acquiring Texas real property under Section 5.253 of the Texas Property Code may not bid.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Texas due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Texas before you price the title work.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold properties
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 purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Texas calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
County notes
- Sale is in person on the courthouse steps at 613 Hutchings, Ballinger. No online auction platform is used, so there is no bidding site to register on ahead of time.
- MVBA, the county's delinquent tax firm, publishes each Runnels bid sheet as a dated PDF on its monthly tax sale calendar. The file name changes with every sale, so start from the calendar page rather than an old PDF link.
- Struck-off inventory is available between sales through MVBA's Runnels In-Trust Property list, which points buyers to Julie Keller at (325) 672-4870.
- The county's own domain co.runnels.tx.us no longer serves content. Tax office contact details here come from the Runnels Central Appraisal District site, which states the appraisal district does not handle payments or collections and refers taxpayers to the tax office.
- Runnels Central Appraisal District itself is a separate office at 505 Hutchings Avenue, Ballinger, phone (325) 365-3583, useful for legal descriptions, plats, and account lookups before bidding.
Texas 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
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Verified Oct 12, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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