Sutton County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Sutton County, seat of Sonora: 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 Sutton County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sutton County Sheriff's Office, on an order of sale from the district court. The county groups tax foreclosure sales under a page titled "FORECLOSURES/SHERIFF SALES".
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sutton County publishes no sale date. Its "FORECLOSURES/SHERIFF SALES" page carries the heading and nothing else: no month, no time, no property list. Fall back to the statewide Texas rule, which sets sales on the first Tuesday of the month between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and remember that a county this small holds a sale only in the months a foreclosure judgment is ready. Call the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-387-2342 or the Sheriff at 325-387-2288 to confirm whether a sale is actually set before you travel to Sonora.
Registration and deposit
Sutton County publishes no bidder registration instructions. Under the statewide Texas rule the officer cannot deliver the deed until the winning bidder produces an unexpired written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent ad valorem taxes are owed. Request that statement from the County Tax Assessor Collector/Voter Registrar, Kathy Sanchez Marshall, at 300 E. Oak, Ste 1, Sonora, well before the sale date, and confirm accepted payment methods with the Sheriff's Office.
No online auction platform was found for Sutton County. Nothing on the county website, the Sheriff's page, or the Sutton County Appraisal District site names or links to an online bidding portal, so plan on an in person sale at or near the Sutton County Courthouse, 300 E Oak St, Sonora, until the county says otherwise. The county's designated foreclosure page is an unfinished stub, so the practical route for an investor is a phone call to the Tax Assessor-Collector or the Sheriff rather than a web list.
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 Sutton County
- Sutton County's own tax foreclosure page exists but is an unfinished stub. It renders the heading "FORECLOSURES/SHERIFF SALES" and no content underneath: no sale dates, no property list, no auction link, no PDFs. Treat it as the page to watch, not as a current sale list.
- No online auction platform is named anywhere on Sutton County's official pages. The county website, the Sheriff's page, and the Sutton County Appraisal District links page contain no reference to an online bidding portal, so assume an in person courthouse sale.
- The Sheriff's page does post public sale and notice documents, currently estray livestock notices and a report of sale of impounded stock, which suggests tax foreclosure notices would surface the same way. Confirm by phone before relying on the web page.
- Sutton County contacts verified July 2026: Tax Assessor-Collector Kathy Sanchez Marshall, 300 E. Oak, Ste 1, Sonora, TX 76950, phone 325-387-2342, fax 325-387-2031. Sheriff DuWayne Castro, 401 E. Oak Street, Sonora, TX 76950, phone 325-387-2288. Main courthouse line: (325) 387-2711, Sutton County Courthouse, 300 E Oak St, Sonora, TX 76950.
- Appraisal and parcel research runs through the Sutton County Appraisal District at suttoncad.com, which handles valuation only and publishes nothing about delinquent tax sales.
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 Sutton County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Sutton County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Sutton 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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