Sherman County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Sherman County, seat of Stratford: 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 Sherman County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sherman County Sheriff's Office (the county's posted notice states tax foreclosure sales are conducted by the Sheriff or a Constable of the county where the property is located); bidder registration and the required no-delinquent-tax statement are handled by the Sherman County Tax Assessor-Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The county publishes no standing tax sale calendar. Its bidder form ties the deadline to the sale date: "ALL BIDDERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE SHERMAN COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR BY THE PRECEDING FRIDAY OF THE TAX SALE DATE. IF THAT FRIDAY FALLS ON A COUNTY HOLIDAY, THEN BIDDERS MUST REGISTER BY THE PRECIEDING THURSDAY." Every foreclosure notice the county posted for 2025 and 2026 is set for a first Tuesday (November 4, 2025; January 6, March 3, May 5, July 7, August 4 and September 1, 2026), consistent with the first-Tuesday sale day in Texas Tax Code 34.01. Call the tax office at 806-366-2150 to confirm whether a sale is set in a given month.
Registration and deposit
Register with the Sherman County Tax Assessor-Collector by the Friday before the sale date, or the preceding Thursday if that Friday is a county holiday. The office issues the written statement required to bid: complete and notarize a request for taxes due obtained from the Sherman County tax office, and the Tax Assessor-Collector issues a "STATEMENT OF NO DELINQUENT TAX OWED" that expires 90 days from the date of issue. The county notice states that to be eligible to bid at the sheriff's sale, a statement of "NO TAX DUE" must be submitted to the officer conducting the sale prior to the sale, and that an individual may not bid on or purchase property in another individual's name without written authorization presented to the officer conducting the sale, with a knowing violation a Class B misdemeanor.
Sales are held in person. No county page names an online auction platform and no platform URL was verified, so no online bidding site is listed here. The tax office posts a "Tax Sale Internet Notice" prepared by delinquent tax law firm Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP; the copy currently on the page is dated for a May 6, 2024 special personal property sale held at 24330 US-87 Canyon in Randall County, so it does not show a current Sherman County listing. That notice states tax foreclosure sales are conducted by the Sheriff or a Constable of the county where the property is located and gives Bill Pinkham in the firm's Amarillo office, 806-359-3188, for questions on the sheriff's sale it covers. Sherman County is a small Panhandle county and can go long stretches without a tax sale, so confirm dates and the property list with the tax office directly.
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)
Sherman County Tax Assessor-Collector (Kalee Flippin)
Mailing: P.O. Box 1229, Stratford, TX 79084. Office: Sherman County Annex, 402 N 3rd St, Stratford, TX 79084
Official websiteNotes for Sherman County
- Sherman County Courthouse is at 701 N 3rd St, Stratford, TX 79084, phone (806) 366-2021. The Tax Assessor-Collector office moved to the Sherman County Annex at 402 N 3rd St, across from the XIT Building.
- Sherman County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Ted Allen, P.O. Box 526, Stratford, TX 79084, phone (806) 366-2021 (jail at 701 N 3rd St, 806-366-5551). The Sheriff page carries no tax sale listings, so sale details come from the tax office.
- Mortgage foreclosure notices filed with the county give the place of sale as "THE FOYER AT THE FRONT DOOR OF SHERMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE OR IN THE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 51.002 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE." Those are deed-of-trust trustee sales, not Tax Code 34.01 tax sales, so confirm the exact location for a tax sale with the Sheriff or the tax office.
- The county's Foreclosure Notices page (https://www.shermancountytx.gov/page/Foreclosure.Notices) posts sale notices, but every notice currently listed is a private trustee sale rather than a delinquent tax foreclosure.
- The tax office's bidder packet consists of two documents: the "Tax Sale Bidder Request Form" (Statement of No Delinquent Tax Owed) and the notice on House Bill 335 requirements for sheriff's sales, both linked from the Tax Assessor-Collector page.
- Sherman County Appraisal District (shermancad.org) handles values and online payments but posts no tax sale or delinquent-list information.
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 Sherman County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Sherman County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Sherman 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.
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 county office before you bid.
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