Aransas County, TX tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Redeemable deed state: the buyer receives a Sheriff's Deed without warranty, subject to the owner's statutory redemption running from the date the purchaser's deed is recorded in Aransas County deed records.
• •Sales are fully online at aransas.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com (Realauction / RealForeclose), authorized by an Aransas County Commissioners Court resolution adopted October 10, 2022 (instrument 394672). There is no in-person courthouse-steps bidding for these sales any longer.
• •Cadence is the first Tuesday of the month but only every three or four months, so there are roughly three to four sale dates per year rather than twelve. Check the platform's auction calendar before planning a trip or funding a deposit.
• •Register at least five business days ahead and pre-fund a deposit equal to 5% of your intended total bid by ACH or wire. ACH takes five business banking days to settle, so the practical lead time is closer to two weeks.
• •Balance is due within 24 hours of the close of the online sale, by wire, cash, cashier's check or money order payable to the Aransas County Tax Office, delivered to 319 N. Church St., Rockport by 4:30 p.m. on the sale date.
• •Struck-off resale inventory carries forward at the same opening bid and is auctioned at the next scheduled sale under the same rules, which is where most of the vacant land and fractional-interest parcels sit.
• •Many resale parcels are undivided fractional interests (for example, an undivided 1/3 of 1/2 interest in Lamar blocks). These are not clean fee simple buys and need title work before bidding.
• •Purchasers owe post-judgment taxes accrued since the judgment date, which are not included in the minimum bid.

Texas 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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.03 - Disposition of excess proceedsTex. Tax Code 34.03Verified Jul 25, 2026

Governing statute

Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.

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