San Saba County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the San Saba 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 6, 2026.
How 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.
New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Announcements
- No San Saba County sale is currently listed on the law firm's tax sale site; watch the San Saba News for the notice of sale.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register with the deputy conducting the sale before it starts.
- County office
- 325-372-5325
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How San Saba County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- San Saba County Sheriff's Office. A deputy conducts the sale at the courthouse; 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
- Registration
- Register with the deputy conducting the sale before it starts.
When it runs
Held on the first Tuesday of a month at 10:00 AM, only in months when the county has properties ready for sale (first Wednesday when the first Tuesday falls on January 1 or July 4). No San Saba County sale is currently listed on the law firm's tax sale site; watch the San Saba News for the notice of sale.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Live, in-person public outcry auction "at the South Door, 500 East Wallace Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Saba, Texas". Payment is by cash or cashier's check, payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP. Notice of sale is typically published in the San Saba News, advertised three times before the auction. The minimum bid is set by the officer conducting the sale and announced at the sale. Struck-off properties may be set for a later sale; bidders can register on the law firm's site for update notices. The buyer receives a Sheriff's or Constable's Deed subject to the former owner's right of redemption under Tax Code 34.21 (two years for residence homesteads, agricultural-use land and mineral interests; 180 days for other property).
Source: San Saba County sale details, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Tax Sale Properties· Verified Oct 6, 2026
San Saba County tax sale list and auction calendar
For San Saba 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 Tax Sale Properties listings, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson 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 sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the San Saba County Sheriff's Office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the San Saba County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in San Saba County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Tax Sale Properties listings, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson. 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.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
Tax sale office
County notes
- 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 are published by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, on its Tax Sale Properties site.
- San Saba County is not listed by McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen (MVBA) on its upcoming-sales page.
- No upcoming San Saba County sale is currently posted and the law firm lists no San Saba County properties for sale. Confirm the notice of sale in the San Saba News or with the law firm before relying on any date.
- San Saba County Sheriff's Office, the officer that conducts the sale: Sheriff David L Jenkins, 500 E. Wallace, Suite 206, San Saba, TX 76877, non-emergency phone (325) 372-5551, office hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- The Tax Code 34.015 no-delinquent-taxes statement comes from the San Saba Central Appraisal District, 601 W Wallace St, San Saba, TX 76877, phone 325-372-5031, fax 325-372-3325, email sansabacad@gmail.com, Chief Appraiser Trish Turner. Its online payment portal is branded as the San Saba County Appraisal District payment website, so 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 foreclosure notices; those notices cover substitute trustee's sales, not tax foreclosure sales.
- The law firm's Texas FAQ states that sale notices are advertised three times before 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.
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
Does San Saba County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Texas sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Sheriff or constable sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does San Saba County hold tax deed sales?
San Saba County holds tax deed sales once a year. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Texas's redemption rule: 2 years for a residence homestead, agricultural-use land, or a mineral interest; 180 days for all other property. Call the San Saba County Sheriff's Office as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.
Where can I find the San Saba County tax sale list?
The recorded official list reference is at taxsales.lgbs.com. Check whether it covers auction parcels, office information or Lands Available, then obtain the advertised parcel list for the sale you plan to bid on. Confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement.
Verified Oct 6, 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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