Winkler County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Winkler County, seat of Kermit: 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 Winkler County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Winkler County Tax Assessor-Collector (the Winkler County Tax Office, Minerva Soltero) collects delinquent property taxes. Any Texas Tax Code Chapter 34 sale would be conducted by the Winkler County Sheriff's Office or a county Constable at the courthouse. Winkler County publishes no tax sale page, calendar, or bidder page on its official website.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Texas Tax Code 34.01 sets tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Winkler County publishes no tax sale calendar. Sale notices the county does post confirm the courthouse runs on that first-Tuesday window: a Notice of Foreclosure Sale filed with the Winkler County Clerk gives "Date: February 3, 2026" and "The sale will begin no earlier than 10:00 a.m. or no later than three hours thereafter. The sale will be completed by no later than 4:00 p.m." A second notice gives "Date of Sale: April 7, 2026" at "1:00 PM or within three hours thereafter." Both are deed-of-trust trustee sales, not tax sales.
- Sale list
- County Clerk posted sale notices
Registration and deposit
Winkler County publishes no bidder registration page. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed, then present it to the officer conducting the sale. Request that statement from the Winkler County Tax Office at 100 E. Winkler Street, First Floor Courthouse, Kermit, or call 432-586-3465. Confirm whether a sale is actually scheduled before traveling.
Winkler County does not publish a tax sale page. The complete county site map lists no tax sale, sheriff sale, or delinquent tax page, and the County Tax Assessor-Collector page plus the county tax portal at tax.co.winkler.tx.us cover payments, vehicle registration, and voter registration only. The county's own audited financial report for the year ended December 31, 2025 states: "Although the County makes little effort to collect delinquent taxes through foreclosure proceedings, delinquent taxes on property not otherwise collected are generally paid when there is a sale or transfer of the title on property." Treat Winkler as a very low volume tax sale county and call the Tax Assessor-Collector before planning a trip. The only sale notices the county posts online sit under the County Clerk's Notices and Citation by Publication tabs, and every current item there is a deed-of-trust trustee sale rather than a Tax Code Chapter 34 tax sale. Those notices do establish the courthouse sale area: the February 2026 Notice of Foreclosure Sale gives the place as "the West Entrance of the Winkler County Courthouse, 100 East Winkler Street or any other place designated for real property foreclosures under Texas Property Code section 51.002 and by the Commissioners Court of Winkler County, Texas." No delinquent tax law firm was named on any official Winkler County source, and no online auction platform serving Winkler County was verified, so assume an in person courthouse sale. No online auction platform published. Winkler County posts sale notices for in person sales at the county courthouse.
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)
Winkler County Tax Assessor-Collector
100 E. Winkler Street, First Floor Courthouse, Kermit, TX 79745. Mailing: P.O. Box Drawer T, Kermit, TX 79745
Official websiteNotes for Winkler County
- Tax Assessor-Collector Minerva Soltero, Chief Tax Deputy Felisha Perez. Office hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Fax 432-586-6925.
- Winkler County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Darin Mitchell): 1300 South Bellaire Street, Kermit, TX 79745, mailing P.O. Box 860, phone 432-586-3461, fax 432-586-3902, email [email protected], open Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
- Constables Leon Stroud (Precincts 1 and 3) and Carl Garrett (Precincts 2 and 4) share P.O. Box 860, Kermit, TX 79745 and phone 432-586-3461 with the Sheriff's Office.
- County Clerk Pam Greene records real property instruments and posts sale notices: 100 East Winkler Street, 1st Floor, Kermit, TX 79745, mailing P.O. Box 1007, phone 432-586-3401. The clerk's page links a Winkler County Clerk Self-Service Web record search.
- Winkler County Appraisal District (winklercad.org) provides parcel search, interactive maps, and records or reports, but publishes nothing about tax sales or delinquent tax enforcement.
- The county tax portal at tax.co.winkler.tx.us offers property search and a tax estimator only. It carries no delinquent list, no struck-off or resale list, and no sale notices.
- No Winkler County entry appeared on the MVBA upcoming tax sales listing at the time of research, and no county-published delinquent tax law firm was identified.
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 Winkler County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Winkler County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Winkler 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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