Swisher County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Swisher County, seat of Tulia: 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 Swisher County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Swisher County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, the statutory Texas sale day under Tax Code 34.01. Swisher County publishes no tax sale calendar. The only sale notices it posts are mortgage foreclosure and substitute trustee notices, and each falls on a first Tuesday: "Trustee Sale 8-4-26 * 525 SE 2nd St", "Trustee Sale 9-1-26 * 717 N Floyd Ave", and "TRUSTEE SALE 7-7-26 * 717 N FLOYD AVE", listed at 10 AM or 12 PM.
Registration and deposit
Texas Tax Code 34.015 requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed in the county. Request that statement from the Swisher County Tax Assessor-Collector, 119 South Maxwell, Tulia, TX 79088, phone 806-995-3513. Swisher County posts no separate bidder registration page, deposit rule, or payment terms, so confirm those with the Sheriff's Office at 806-995-3326 before sale day.
No Swisher County page dedicated to tax foreclosure sales was found. The Tax Assessor-Collector page covers office hours, vehicle registration, a property search link, and tax rate worksheets, with nothing on delinquent tax sales, resale, or struck-off property. Swisher County does not appear on the mvba list of upcoming Texas tax sales, and no official county page names an online auction platform, so treat this as an in person courthouse auction until the county says otherwise. Sale notices the county does post, all of them mortgage foreclosure or substitute trustee notices rather than tax sales, give the sale location as "COURTHOUSE STEPS INSIDE THE WEST COURTHOUSE ENTRANCE OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE". Call the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-995-3513 or the Sheriff's Office at 806-995-3326 to confirm whether a tax sale is scheduled and where the notice is posted.
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 Swisher County
- Swisher County Tax Assessor-Collector is Katie Sims. Office at 119 South Maxwell, Tulia, TX 79088, phone 806-995-3513, fax 806-995-4572.
- Swisher County Sheriff's Office is at 136 East Broadway, Tulia, TX 79088, phone 806-995-3326. Under Texas Tax Code 34.01 the sheriff or a constable conducts the sale.
- Swisher County Courthouse is at 119 S Maxwell Ave, Tulia, TX 79088, main phone (806) 995-3504.
- The county website has no tax sale page, no bidder packet, no struck-off or resale list, and no online auction platform link. Sale notices are posted only on the Foreclosure Trustee Sales page and at the courthouse.
- A county-posted Notice of Foreclosure Sale dated for 08/04/2026 gives the designated sale area as courthouse steps inside the west courthouse entrance, or as designated by the commissioners court. Texas tax sales are held at the same commissioners-court-designated area.
- Swisher County is not listed among the counties on mvba's upcoming Texas tax sales page, so a different delinquent tax law firm or the county itself handles collections. The firm could not be confirmed from an official source.
- The Swisher County appraisal roll property search runs at https://esearch.swishercounty.gov/, but it carries no tax sale or delinquent tax content.
- Swisher County is a small Panhandle county, so tax foreclosure sales may be infrequent and some first Tuesdays will pass with no tax sale at all. Verify by phone before traveling.
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 Swisher County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Swisher County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Swisher 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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