Titus County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Titus County, seat of Mount Pleasant: 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 Titus County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Titus County Sheriff's Office, with the sale administered by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, the county's delinquent tax law firm
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at the Titus County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, in line with Texas Tax Code 34.01. Linebarger's Titus County record states sales are "typically scheduled for: 1:30 PM". The appraisal district's November 2025 struck-off list records prior Titus County sheriff sales on February 6, 2018, March 3, 2020, May 4, 2021, August 2, 2022, February 6, 2024 and November 4, 2025, every one a first Tuesday. No upcoming Titus County sale date was posted as of July 26, 2026.
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Titus County record states: "Individuals wishing to bid on property at the sale must register with the Linebarger representative attending the sale prior to the start of the sale." Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a buyer must also furnish a written statement from the Titus County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed. Payment is accepted by "Personal Check, Cashier's Check or Money Order" made out to the "Linebarger Law Firm".
Titus County runs a traditional in-person sheriff sale on the courthouse steps, not an online auction. Linebarger gives the sale location as "at the North Steps, 100 West 1st Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Mount Pleasant, Texas" and says notice of sale will "typically be posted on or in: The Daily Tribune". Neither co.titus.tx.us nor titus-cad.org publishes a tax sale calendar page, so Linebarger's property search is the working list. On July 26, 2026 that search showed 4 Titus County parcels, all flagged "STRUCK OFF" and "Available for Future Sale" with no sale date assigned, including tracts in Talco and on CR 4950 near Cason, with posted minimum bids of about $3,307 and $3,532. Buyers take a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem under Texas Tax Code 34.21. In person at the Titus County Courthouse north steps. 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 Titus County
- Sales are conducted in person. Linebarger's Titus County record gives the sale location as "at the North Steps, 100 West 1st Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Mount Pleasant, Texas", so there is no online bidding platform to register with.
- Neither the county website (co.titus.tx.us) nor the appraisal district (titus-cad.org) hosts a tax sale page. The county clerk's Foreclosures posting page listed only private substitute trustee sales when checked on July 26, 2026, with no tax foreclosure notice posted.
- The Titus County Appraisal District publishes "TAX PROPERTIES STRUCK OFF TO TAXING ENTITIES", dated November 2025, listing 25 parcels struck off to the county and to city and school taxing units including the City of Winfield, the City of Talco and Daingerfield ISD. Every entry on that list is labeled "Sheriff Sale". These parcels are candidates for resale under Texas Tax Code 34.05.
- Struck-off dates on the appraisal district list fall on first Tuesdays, which matches the Texas Tax Code 34.01 sale day: March 5 2013, April 1 2014, March 3 2015, February 6 2018, March 3 2020, May 4 2021, August 2 2022, February 6 2024 and November 4 2025.
- Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the delinquent tax law firm for Titus County. Titus County appears in the firm's county registry on taxsales.lgbs.com with county-specific sale terms.
- The elected Tax Assessor-Collector is Melissa Stevens. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Fax is (903) 577-6714 and email is [email protected].
- Sheriff Chris Bragg's office is at 304 S Van Buren Ave, Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455, phone 903-572-6641. The county directory lists the sheriff at 903.572.6641 Ext. 5600 and the Tax Assessor-Collector at 903.577.6712 Ext. 8267.
- The Titus County Courthouse is at 100 W 1st St, Mt Pleasant, TX 75455, main phone (903) 577-6736. The tax office is at a separate address on South Madison Street.
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 Titus County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Titus County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Titus 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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