Val Verde County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Val Verde County, seat of Del Rio: 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 Val Verde County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Val Verde County Sheriff's Office or a Val Verde County Constable (the officer conducting the sale), on behalf of the taxing units collected by the Val Verde County Tax Assessor Collector's Department. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the county's delinquent tax attorney and publishes the sale list.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Texas public tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month. Linebarger's Val Verde County details state the sale location is "at the courthouse door of Val Verde County (400 Pecan), in the City of Del Rio, Texas" and that sales are "typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM". Linebarger's Texas guidance adds that "Public Tax Sales may only be conducted on the first Tuesday of the month except when January 1 or July 4 occurs on the first Tuesday. Then Sales may be conducted on the first Wednesday of the month." Val Verde does not hold a sale every month, so check the Linebarger listing for a scheduled date.
Registration and deposit
The Val Verde County entry on the Linebarger site lists "Bidder Registration: For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Payment must be made by cashier's check or money order. Where a Texas county has adopted Tax Code 34.015, the written statement that the bidder owes no delinquent taxes is issued by the county Tax Assessor Collector, so confirm bidder requirements with the Val Verde County Tax Assessor Collector's Department at 830-774-7530 before the sale.
Val Verde County sells redeemable tax deeds through a live outcry sale at the courthouse door in Del Rio; there is no online bidding. The Tax Assessor Collector's Department links to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP as its "Delinquent Tax Attorney and Tax Sale Information" source, and Linebarger's Val Verde County details supply the location, the 10:00 AM start, and the payment terms. Notice of sale is typically posted at the County Courthouse, the Val Verde County Tax Office, and the County Appraisal District. Properties that draw no bid are struck off to Val Verde County as trustee for the taxing units and can be offered again later under Tax Code 34.05; the Linebarger listing carried a sizable Val Verde struck-off inventory marked "Available for Future Sale" in July 2026, and resale dates for those tracts do not always fall on the first Tuesday, so confirm each date with the Tax Assessor Collector's Department. The county's own TAX SALES page under the County Clerk holds only a February 2, 2021 Linebarger sale notice and is not a current calendar. In person, live oral bidding at the Val Verde County courthouse door, 400 Pecan Street, Del Rio. No online auction platform is used.
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 Val Verde County
- County seat is Del Rio. The courthouse is at 400 Pecan Street, Del Rio, TX 78840, main line 830-774-7501.
- Elected official: Elodia Garcia, RTA Assessor Collector. Office hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fax 830-775-7282. Vehicle registration 830-774-7532, voter registration 830-774-7528.
- The Tax Assessor Collector's office sits in the Alice Mae Fitzpatrick Building at 309 Mill Street, a separate building from the courthouse where the sale is held.
- Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez, 295 FM 2523 (Hamilton Road), Del Rio, TX 78840, phone 830-774-7513. The office lists "Conducting sales of seized and unclaimed properties" among the sheriff's statutory duties.
- The Tax Assessor Collector's office collects for Comstock ISD, San Felipe Del Rio CISD, Val Verde County Farm to Market, Val Verde County Hospital District, and the City of Del Rio.
- The County Clerk's Foreclosures page carries deed of trust and substitute trustee sale notices, not tax foreclosure sale notices, so it is not the tax sale calendar.
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 Val Verde County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Val Verde County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Val Verde 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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