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Blanco County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Blanco County, TX tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Jul 27, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Blanco County, seat of Johnson City: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
First Tuesday of the month, and only when properties have been ordered sold.
Format
In person
County office
830-868-7178
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How Blanco County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Blanco County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or constable is the sale officer under Texas Tax Code 34.01); delinquent tax suits and sale information for Blanco County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
First Tuesday of the month, and only when properties have been ordered sold.
Sale list
Linebarger tax sale property listings (covers Blanco County)
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month, and only when properties have been ordered sold. Linebarger's Blanco County record states "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 am" and gives the location as "at the South Door, 101 E. Pecan Drive of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Johnson City, Texas". Notice of sale is posted in "The Johnson City Record Courier newspaper and the Courthouse in Johnson City, Texas". As of July 2026 no Blanco County property was posted for sale on the Linebarger site.
Registration and deposit

Linebarger's Blanco County record states "No registration is required at this time." Texas Tax Code 34.015 allows the commissioners court to require a purchaser to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector that no delinquent taxes are owed; the Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector page publishes Form 50-307, "Request for Written Statement About Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale". Payment is by "Personal check, business check or cashier's check" made payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.

Sale format and venue
Blanco County runs an in-person redeemable tax deed sale at the courthouse. There is no online auction platform. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the county's delinquent tax law firm and is the source of the county's sale logistics: sale at the courthouse south door, 101 E. Pecan Drive, Johnson City, typically at 10:00 am, no bidder registration required at this time, payment by personal check, business check or cashier's check payable to the firm. Blanco is a small county and sales are occasional; the Linebarger site listed no active Blanco County sale properties in July 2026. The county's own website has no tax sale page. Its Tax Assessor-Collector page carries only a "Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale" section linking SB 62, the Form 50-307 written-statement request, and the County Clerk's foreclosure postings. Buyers get 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, oral bidding at the Blanco County Courthouse south door in Johnson City
Source: Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP - Blanco County, TX tax sale county record (data behind taxsales.lgbs.com)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Blanco County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Blanco County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Linebarger tax sale property listings (covers Blanco County) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    First Tuesday of the month, and only when properties have been ordered sold. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Blanco County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or constable is the sale officer under Texas Tax Code 34.01); delinquent tax suits and sale information for Blanco County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Blanco County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Linebarger tax sale property listings (covers Blanco County). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Linebarger's Blanco County record states "No registration is required at this time." Texas Tax Code 34.015 allows the commissioners court to require a purchaser to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector that no delinquent taxes are owed; the Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector page publishes Form 50-307, "Request for Written Statement About Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale". Payment is by "Personal check, business check or cashier's check" made payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Texas due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Texas before you price the title work.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

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 purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Texas calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector

830-868-7178

P.O. Box 465, Johnson City, TX 78636-0465 (office at 101 E. Cypress St., Ste. 101, Johnson City, TX 78636)

Official website

County notes

  • The Blanco County Tax Assessor-Collector does not collect property taxes. The Texas Comptroller directory states "This tax office does not collect property taxes" and the county's own page directs property tax matters to the Blanco County Appraisal District at 830-868-4013. The Tax Assessor-Collector still handles motor vehicle work and publishes the Form 50-307 written-statement request used by tax sale bidders.
  • Blanco County Appraisal District: 615 N. Nugent Ave. (P.O. Box 338), Johnson City, TX 78636, phone 830-868-4013, blancocad.com. Its site carries no tax sale, struck-off property, or delinquent list content.
  • Blanco County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Don Jackson, 400 US Hwy 281 South, Johnson City, TX 78636, phone 830-868-7104. The office page does not mention sheriff sales or tax sales, and the county website names no conducting officer, so the sale officer is stated per the Texas Tax Code 34.01 default rather than a county-specific page.
  • The Blanco County Clerk (Laura Walla, 101 E. Cypress, P.O. Box 65, Johnson City, TX 78636, 830-868-7357) posts foreclosure notices online, but the 2025 and 2026 postings reviewed are substitute trustee deed-of-trust foreclosures, not tax foreclosures. Their sale dates all fall on the first Tuesday.
  • Blanco County does not appear on MVBA's or Perdue Brandon's upcoming Texas tax sale county lists. It does appear in Linebarger's county roster, which is consistent with Linebarger being the county's delinquent tax firm.
  • Blanco County Courthouse: 101 E. Pecan, Johnson City, TX 78636. The sale location is the south door of this building.

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.
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.
Governing statute
Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34

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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Frequently asked questions

Does Blanco County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Texas sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Sheriff or constable sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Blanco County hold tax deed sales?

Blanco County holds its tax deed sale once a year. First Tuesday of the month, and only when properties have been ordered sold. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Texas's redemption rule: 2 years for a residence homestead, agricultural-use land, or a mineral interest; 180 days for all other property. Call the Blanco County Sheriff's Office (the sheriff or constable is the sale officer under Texas Tax Code 34.01); delinquent tax suits and sale information for Blanco County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Blanco County tax sale list?

Blanco County posts its tax sale list at taxsales.lgbs.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state sources.

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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