San Saba County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in San Saba County, seat of San Saba: 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 San Saba County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- San Saba County Sheriff's Office. The tax sale is conducted at the courthouse by a deputy, and the delinquent tax suits, notices of sale, and property listings are handled by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM. The San Saba County record on the law firm's official tax sale site lists under "Sales are typically scheduled for:" the value "10:00 AM", and the firm's Texas FAQ states: "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." Texas Tax Code 34.01 sets the same first-Tuesday framework. No San Saba County sale was scheduled on the firm's site at the time of this research.
Registration and deposit
In person with the officer conducting the sale, plus a written statement of no delinquent taxes. The San Saba County record states: "Successful bidders must tender a statement issued from the San Saba County Central Appraisal District pursuant to section 34.015 of the Property Tax Code verifying that the bidder has no other delinquent taxes owing to San Saba County. Individuals wishing to bid on property at the sale must register with the deputy conducting the sale prior to the start of the sale."
San Saba County holds a live, in person auction, not an online auction. The sale location is quoted as "at the South Door, 500 East Wallace Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Saba, Texas". Payment must be made by "Cash or Cashier's Check", and the payee is "Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP". Notice of sale is typically posted in the "San Saba News". The county record also states that struck-off properties may be set for sale in the future and that interested buyers can register for update notices. The winning bidder receives a Sheriff's Deed or Constable's Deed, subject to the former owner's statutory right of redemption under Texas Tax Code 34.21 (two years for residence homestead, agricultural-use land, and mineral interests; 180 days for other property). In person, live public outcry auction at the San Saba County Courthouse
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 San Saba County
- The San Saba County website has no dedicated tax sale or delinquent tax page. The Tax Assessor-Collector page (David Jenkins, Chief Deputy Lois Lebow) lists only motor vehicle links, and the Sheriff's Office page carries no sale notices. County-specific sale procedures were found instead on the official tax sale site of the county's delinquent tax law firm.
- San Saba County appears in the county list on taxsales.lgbs.com, the official Tax Sale Properties site of Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, with a full county-specific procedures record. The county is not listed by McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen (MVBA) on its upcoming-sales page.
- At the time of research the law firm's property feed returned zero active listings for San Saba County, so no specific upcoming sale date was published. Verify the current notice of sale before relying on any date.
- San Saba County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff David L Jenkins, 500 E. Wallace, Suite 206, San Saba, TX 76877, phone (325) 372-5551, office hours Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- The Texas Tax Code 34.015 written statement for San Saba County is issued by the appraisal district. San Saba Central Appraisal District: 601 W Wallace St, San Saba, TX 76877, phone 325-372-5031, fax 325-372-3325, email [email protected], Chief Appraiser Trish Turner. Its online payment portal is branded "San Saba County Appraisal District payment website", which indicates the district handles property tax collection for the county's taxing units.
- The San Saba County Clerk (500 E. Wallace St., Suite 202, San Saba, TX 76877) records real property documents and posts a "Foreclosure Notices" list, though the notices seen there were substitute trustee's sales rather than tax foreclosure sales.
- The law firm's Texas FAQ states that sale notices are "advertised three times prior to the auction in a newspaper published in the county where the property is located", and that the minimum bid is set by the officer conducting the sale and announced at the sale.
- Source hygiene note: pbfcm.com (Perdue Brandon) loaded but its pages are currently injected with unrelated spam links, so it was not used as a source.
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 San Saba County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- San Saba County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does San Saba 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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