Texas sells tax-foreclosed property on the first Tuesday of the month, so Tuesday, November 3, 2026 is sale day in every county that has a court-ordered sale ready. Below are the biggest counties, each with the official page or list we opened, where and when the sale is, and what to have ready before you bid.
Texas does not sell tax lien certificates. You buy the property itself, at a sheriff's or constable's sale after a court judgment, and the former owner can still redeem it from you for 180 days, or two years for a homestead or farmland, by paying your bid plus a 25% premium (50% in a homestead's second year).
Every row was opened on the official page on the date shown (last check Oct 10, 2026). Lists change daily as owners pay, so open the official one before you register or travel.
Tax Code § 34.01(r-1): an in-person tax sale takes place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month, or the first Wednesday when that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4. Where the commissioners court has moved sales online, bidding may start earlier but must close at 4 p.m. on the same first Tuesday (§ 34.01(a-1), (r-2)).
To get a deed you either register as a bidder with the county assessor-collector, where the county has adopted § 34.011 (Harris and Cameron, for example), or show an unexpired written statement from the assessor-collector that you owe no delinquent taxes in the county (§ 34.015; up to $10, valid 90 days). Ask for it early: Tarrant says about two weeks, Denton five business days.
After the sale: the owner can redeem for 180 days, or two years for a residence homestead, agricultural land or a mineral interest, paying the bid, recording fee, taxes and allowable costs plus 25% (50% in a two-year redemption's second year) (§ 34.21). Money above the judgment goes to the clerk of the court, and claims must be filed before the second anniversary of the sale (§§ 34.03, 34.04).
The most populous counties first among those we could check. "Sells on first Tuesdays" means the county publishes a first-Tuesday sale rule, but we could not read a November notice. Counties with no sale that day are listed too, so you don't go looking.
Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight Rd., Houston · 10 a.m. (bidder registration from 8:30)
The tax office's listing showed 66 accounts for November 3 on October 10, across seven of the eight constable precincts. Annual bidder registration with the tax office is required; pay at the moment of sale in cash or certified funds.
Online auction run by the sheriff on RealAuction
The tax office says sheriff's sales are held online on the first Tuesday of every month. Fax or email the certified Written Statement to the sheriff's office at least two business days before the sale. The list is on the sheriff's RealAuction site, which our checker could not open.
1895 Courthouse steps, 100 W. Weatherford St., Fort Worth · 10 a.m.
29 accounts listed for sale on October 10 (five of them royalty interests only), six already withdrawn. Get the tax office's $10 bidder authorization first (about two weeks); register before 10 a.m.; exact certified funds within one hour.
West side of the Bexar County Courthouse, San Antonio · 10 a.m.
Tax foreclosure sale on the first Tuesday of every month, run by the sheriff. Register in advance through Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson (no registration on sale day), which also holds the list; cash or certified funds only.
Online, RealAuction (travis.texas.realforeclose.com)
The tax office lists November 3 and December 1. Its $10 bidder registration is due October 27 for November 3, and the property list goes up on RealAuction about 15 days before the sale.
Online, GovEase · 10 a.m.
The sheriff's page reads "Next Sheriff's Sale - November 3, 2026". Get approved on GovEase; request the tax office's written statement at least five business days ahead; pay by ACH through GovEase before 4 p.m.
Bell County Justice Complex, 1201 Huey Dr., Belton · 10 a.m. (registration from about 9:30)
Bid sheet posted for the Tax Appraisal District of Bell County. Register on site with ID; pay by cashier's check to the District Clerk between 1 and 3 p.m.
Cameron County Courthouse, 974 E. Harrison St., Brownsville (front east doors) · 10 a.m.
List posted by Perdue Brandon. Bidders register with the county tax assessor-collector, and the list says that registration must be renewed every 90 days in Cameron County.
Williamson County Justice Center Annex, Georgetown (when a sale is held)
Sales are periodic, and the list goes up on the attorneys' (MVBA) site about 30 days ahead. On October 10, MVBA's November 3 page listed Bell, Panola and Val Verde, not Williamson.
Lists posted by the delinquent tax attorneys for the taxing units, read on Oct 10, 2026. The firm's list is the official notice for these sales.
Yes. November 3, 2026 is the first Tuesday of the month, the day Texas law sets for these sales. On Oct 10, 2026, Harris County, Tarrant County, Travis County, Denton County, Bell County and Cameron County had posted a list or named November 3, and Dallas County and Bexar County hold their sales on first Tuesdays but had no November notice we could read. Check each county's official page before you go.
On the page of the officer running the sale (sheriff or constable), the county tax office, or the delinquent tax attorneys who collect for the taxing units: Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, or McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen. Each row above links the one the county uses.
The property. Texas sells tax-foreclosed property with a deed, not lien certificates. The former owner can redeem for 180 days, or two years for a homestead or farmland, by paying your bid plus a 25% premium (50% in the second year).
More sales: every upcoming Texas sale, all sales in November 2026, the same day in Georgia, or the full auction calendar.
General information, not legal advice. Sales get postponed, lists shrink, and rules change; the county's own page is the authority, and each row shows when we last checked it. TaxLien.io has no connection with any county office or law firm. Found a wrong date or a missing county? Send a correction.