Wood County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Wood County, seat of Quitman: 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 Wood County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Wood County Sheriff's Office (Texas Tax Code 34.01 tax sales are conducted by the sheriff or a constable). Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP serves as delinquent tax counsel for Wood County taxing units, publishes the sale and struck-off list, and takes bidder registration at the sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Linebarger's Wood County detail states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 1:30 PM" and gives the sale location as "at the East Door, Wood County Courthouse of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Quitman, Texas." Linebarger's Texas FAQ states "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." As of July 26, 2026 no Wood County auction date was posted: all 16 Wood County records on the Linebarger tax sale site were struck-off parcels marked "Available for Future Sale."
Registration and deposit
Linebarger's Wood County detail states that "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." Payment must be made by "Cashier's Check or Money Order" and the payee is the "Linebarger Law Firm." Texas Tax Code 34.015 also requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed; request that statement from the Wood County Tax Assessor-Collector at 903-763-2261 before the sale.
Wood County runs its tax sale in person at the courthouse in Quitman, not on an online auction platform. No official Wood County page, and no page on the Linebarger tax sale site, ties Wood County to GovEase, RealAuction, Bid4Assets, or any other online bidding platform, and the Linebarger county record gives a physical door as the sale location. The county's own Notices and Events page carries a short section headed "Tax Sale" whose only two entries link to the two delinquent tax law firms, Linebarger and Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, so the firm sites are where the actual property list lives. Sale notices are published in the Wood County Monitor. Buyers get a redeemable deed: Linebarger's Texas FAQ notes the successful bidder is issued a Constable's Deed or Sheriff's Deed within four to six weeks, subject to the former owner's right of redemption under Texas Tax Code 34.21.
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 Wood County
- County seat is Quitman. The county website footer lists Wood County Courthouse, 100 S. Main Street, Quitman, Texas 75783, main line (903) 763-1236. The county's public web address redirects from co.wood.tx.us to www.mywoodcounty.com.
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Angie Luman. Physical address 220 South Stephens St., Quitman, TX 75783; mailing address P.O. Box 1919, Quitman, TX 75783; phone 903-763-2261; fax 903-763-5753. Hours are listed as "M-F 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM Open through Lunch Title Transfers Accept up to 4:30 PM." The office also runs its own site at woodcountytax.com with tax search and payment at https://woodcountytx.governmentwindow.com/tax.html.
- The Wood County Tax Office site names both delinquent tax firms: "The only notice you may receive for delinquent taxes is from the Wood County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office or the Delinquent Tax Attorney's Office of LInebarger, Goggin, Blair Sampson LLP or Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP." The county Notices and Events page repeats this under a heading titled "Tax Sale," linking lgbs.com and pbfcm.com.
- Sheriff Kelly Cole, Wood County Sheriff's Office, 402 S. Stephens St., Quitman, TX 75783 (mailing P.O. Box 307, Quitman, TX 75783-0307), phone 903-763-2201, fax 903-763-5464, [email protected]. The sheriff page carries no sale notices, so confirm sale-day procedure by phone.
- The County Clerk's Foreclosure Notices page posts monthly PDFs (June, July and August 2026 were live). The August 2026 file reviewed contained only private substitute-trustee sales under Texas Property Code 51.002, not Tax Code 34.01 tax sales, so it is not a delinquent tax sale list. Those notices do confirm the county's designated public sale area: "the east (front) door of the Wood County Courthouse, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner's Court," with sales dated Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
- Linebarger's Wood County inventory at the time of research was 16 parcels, all struck-off and flagged "Available for Future Sale," with minimum bids mostly at 1,700 dollars and 15 of the 16 located in Holly Lake Ranch. Linebarger's Wood County note on struck-off stock reads: "Struck-off properties may be set for sale in the future. If you are interested in being notified when a particular property is set for sale, please register to receive updates."
- Linebarger's Texas FAQ warns that posted figures are estimates: "The exact minimum bid is determined by the officer conducting the sale prior to the sale, and is announced at the sale... Amounts posted on our website are 'estimates' for your convenience only." Sales are advertised three times before the auction in a newspaper published in the county.
- Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott is the county's other delinquent tax firm, but its public site (pbfcm.com) returned no working tax sale listing path and its home page carried injected spam links at the time of research, so no Perdue sale list URL is recorded here. Investors interested in the Perdue docket should call the Wood County Tax Assessor-Collector.
- The Wood County Appraisal District (210 Clark St., P.O. Box 1706, Quitman, TX 75783-1706, phone 903-763-4891) handles appraisal only and publishes no tax sale, struck-off, or resale listings. Property search is at https://esearch.woodcad.net/.
- Web search quota for the session was exhausted before research began, so this county was covered by direct fetches of official county, tax office, appraisal district, and delinquent tax firm URLs only.
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 Wood County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Wood County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Wood 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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