Somervell County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Somervell County, seat of Glen Rose: 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 Somervell County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Somervell County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM at the courthouse door in Glen Rose, held only in months when the district courts have issued orders of sale. The county's notice dated June 25, 2026 reads: "I will proceed to sell at 10:00 AM on the 4th day of August, 2026, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Official Door of the Courthouse of said SOMERVELL County, in the City of GLEN ROSE, Texas." The earlier notice filed September 22, 2025 used identical wording for a November 4, 2025 sale.
Registration and deposit
No registration procedure is published on the county website. The Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale record for Somervell County answers "Bidder Registration:" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale" and lists payment as "Cash or Cashier's Check." Contact the Somervell County Sheriff's Office at 254-897-2242 before the sale, and secure the Texas Tax Code 34.015 written statement that you owe no delinquent taxes in the county.
Somervell County runs its delinquent tax foreclosure sale as an in person sheriff sale, not an online auction. The Sheriff sells under orders of sale issued by the 18th and 249th District Courts to satisfy tax judgments, and the county posts the Notice of Sheriff Sale as a PDF under Community, then Public Notices. The June 25, 2026 notice listed four tracts for the August 4, 2026 sale, one annotated as removed on July 15, 2026, and stated that each property sells to satisfy the judgment "plus all taxes, penalties, interest and attorney fees accrued to the date of sale and all costs recoverable by law in favor of each jurisdiction." Somervell County also appears on the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale site, which gives the sale location as "at the South Door, 100 Barnard Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Glen Rose, Texas" and sale time as 10:00 AM; that site listed no scheduled Somervell properties when checked. In person at the Somervell County Courthouse door in Glen Rose. No online auction platform.
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 Somervell County
- Somervell County has no dedicated tax sale web page. The sale is a sheriff sale and the only county-published sale document is the Notice of Sheriff Sale PDF posted under Community, then Public Notices.
- The sale is conducted in person at the courthouse door in Glen Rose. No online bidding platform is used, so bidders must attend.
- Sales occur only when the district courts have issued orders of sale, so some first Tuesdays pass with no Somervell sale.
- The November 4, 2025 notice named the taxing units as Somervell County, City of Glen Rose, Glen Rose Independent School District, Somervell Hospital District, and Somervell County Water Improvement District.
- The Texas Comptroller county directory states under the Somervell County tax assessor-collector entry: "This tax office does not collect property taxes. When a county tax assessor does not collect property taxes, the county appraisal district may be responsible for collecting some or all local property taxes." Confirm with the Sheriff's Office which office issues the Tax Code 34.015 written statement of no delinquent taxes before bidding.
- Sheriff's Office contact for sale questions: Somervell County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Alan West, 750 E. Gibbs Boulevard, P.O. Box 3268, Glen Rose, TX 76043, phone 254-897-2242.
- The Texas Comptroller directory lists the tax assessor-collector as April Gann with street address 107 N.E. Vernon St.; the county's own department page lists April Gore Gann at 102 NE Vine Street. The county page was used as the current address.
- Somervell County appraisal district contact per the Comptroller directory: Chief Appraiser Wes Rollen, 112 Allen Dr., Glen Rose, TX 76043, phone 254-897-4094.
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 Somervell County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Somervell County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Somervell 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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