Terry County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Terry County, seat of Brownfield: 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 Terry County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Terry County Sheriff's Office, with the written statement of bidder eligibility issued by the Terry County Tax Assessor-Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Terry County posts its sale notices for the first Tuesday of the month. The 2026 postings on the county page are dated February 3, March 3, April 7 and May 5, 2026, and one notice states the sale is set for "May 5, 2026, being the first Tuesday of the month, to commence at 1:00 PM, or within three hours thereafter." Those specific notices are mortgage trustee sales rather than tax foreclosures. A Texas tax foreclosure sale runs on the same first Tuesday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., so check the county page and call the tax assessor-collector to confirm whether a tax sale is on the calendar for a given month.
Registration and deposit
No Terry County page documents a bidder registration desk, a deposit, or online bidding. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 the officer conducting the sale may withhold the deed until the winning bidder produces an unexpired written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent ad valorem taxes are owed in the county. Request that statement from the Terry County Tax Assessor-Collector at 500 W. Main, Room 106, Brownfield, phone 806-637-7534, well before the sale date, and confirm accepted payment methods with the Sheriff's Office at 806-637-2212.
Terry County sells in person at the courthouse. Every 2026 notice reviewed named the place of sale as "Terry County Courthouse, 500 W. Main, Brownfield, TX 79316," and one gave the designated area as "the main lobby by the North entrance of the Terry County Courthouse near the bulletin board," or the area most recently designated by the Commissioners Court under Section 51.002 of the Texas Property Code. The county publishes no dedicated tax sale page, no bidder packet, and no auction platform. The Notice of Foreclosure Sales page is the only county posting point, and the notices there are mortgage trustee sales, not tax foreclosures. Terry County does not appear on the MVBA upcoming tax sale calendar, so the county's delinquent tax law firm could not be confirmed from an official source. Call the tax assessor-collector before planning a trip. In person at the Terry County Courthouse. No online auction platform was found for this county.
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.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Terry County Tax Assessor-Collector
Terry County Courthouse, 500 W. Main St., Room 106, Brownfield, TX 79316
Official websiteNotes for Terry County
- Terry County runs no dedicated tax sale page. Its only sale postings sit on the Notice of Foreclosure Sales page, and each 2026 notice reviewed was a mortgage trustee sale rather than a tax foreclosure, so a tax sale may not be held every month.
- The place of sale named in the county's 2026 notices is the Terry County Courthouse, 500 W. Main, Brownfield, TX 79316, with the designated area described as the main lobby by the north entrance near the bulletin board.
- Terry County is absent from the MVBA upcoming tax sale calendar and the Linebarger tax sale listing feed returned no Terry County records, so the county's delinquent tax law firm was not identified from an official source. Ask the tax assessor-collector which firm handles delinquent collections.
- The tax assessor-collector department page and the county directory list different officeholder names, so confirm the current assessor-collector by phone rather than relying on a name from the website.
- The Terry County Sheriff's Office is at 1311 Tahoka Rd, Brownfield, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 1106, Brownfield, TX 79316, phone 806-637-2212.
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 Terry County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Terry County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Terry 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.
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