Willacy County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Willacy County, seat of Raymondville: 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 Willacy County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sale is conducted by the Willacy County Sheriff or a Willacy County Constable as the officer conducting the sale under Texas Tax Code 34.01. Delinquent tax suits and the published sale listings are handled by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP (Brownsville office).
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual sale month is published for Willacy County. Texas sheriff and constable tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month, and individual sales are set as the taxing units obtain delinquent tax judgments. Linebarger's Willacy County record states sales are "typically scheduled for: 10:30 AM" and gives the sale location as "at the South Door, 546 West Hidalgo of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Raymondville, Texas."
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Willacy County record gives no separate registration portal and states under "Bidder Registration:" only "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Payment at the sale "must be made by" "Cash or Cashier's Check." 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, so request that statement from the Willacy County Tax Assessor-Collector at (956) 689-3621 before the sale date.
Willacy County runs its redeemable tax deed sale IN PERSON at the courthouse south door in Raymondville, so there is no online auction platform URL. The county's own website has no tax sale page: the Tax Assessor-Collector page covers payments and tax rate worksheets only, the Sheriff's site posts no sale notices, and the Public Notices page carries substitute trustee and mortgage foreclosure Notice of Sale filings recorded with the County Clerk (first Tuesday dates such as 01/06/2026, 02/03/2026, 03/03/2026, 04/07/2026, 05/05/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/07/2026 and 08/04/2026) rather than tax sale lists. Willacy County appears in Linebarger's tax sale county list (venue 1027) with county-specific detail, but as of this research the site returned zero published Willacy property sales, so no sale is currently scheduled and struck-off inventory may be reoffered later. Notice of sale is "typically posted on or in" the Raymondville Chronicle. Linebarger lists "Contact our Brownsville Law Office at (956) 546-1216" for this county. Buyers receive a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem within two years for homestead, agricultural-use and mineral property, or 180 days for other property, at the statutory 25 percent or 50 percent premium under Texas Tax Code 34.21. In person at the Willacy County Courthouse (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.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Willacy County
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Melissa "Missy" Muniz. Office fax is (956) 689-3910 and lobby hours are 08:00AM-12:00PM and 01:00PM-04:30PM.
- Willacy County Courthouse is listed at 576 W Main Ave, Raymondville, TX 78580. Linebarger gives the tax sale location as the south door at 546 West Hidalgo in Raymondville, so confirm the exact door with the officer conducting the sale before bidding.
- Constable offices are at 494 W. Hidalgo Ave., Raymondville, TX 78580 (Precincts 2 through 5) and 576 W. Main Ave, Room 148 (Precinct 1), phone (956) 689-3393. The Sheriff's Office is at 1371 Industrial Drive, Raymondville, phone (956) 689-5576.
- No county page names which officer conducts the tax sale, so the sheriff-or-constable attribution follows Texas Tax Code 34.01 rather than a county-published statement.
- Property records for due diligence are at the Willacy County Appraisal District portal: https://propaccess.trueautomation.com/clientdb/?cid=31 (linked from the county website).
- data_quality is medium because the county itself publishes no tax sale page. All county-specific sale logistics come from the delinquent tax law firm's official listing site, and no sale date is currently posted.
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 Willacy County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Willacy County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Willacy 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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