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Borden County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Borden 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 Borden County, seat of Gail: 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
No Borden County tax sale date is published anywhere on the county website.
Registration
No county-specific bidder registration process is published.
County office
806-756-4415
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How Borden County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Borden County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Benny Allison; the same officeholder is listed as Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No Borden County tax sale date is published anywhere on the county website.
Registration
No county-specific bidder registration process is published.
When it runs
No Borden County tax sale date is published anywhere on the county website. Texas Tax Code § 34.01 sets tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the place designated by the commissioners court, but no Borden County tax sale has been posted. Confirm timing by calling the Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-756-4415 before relying on any date.
Registration and deposit

No county-specific bidder registration process is published. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed before bidding. Request that statement from the Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-756-4415.

Sale format and venue
Borden County (county seat Gail, population under 1,000) publishes no tax sale page, no sale calendar, and no property list. Searched and fetched: the county Tax Assessor-Collector page, the Sheriff page, the County Clerk page, the Public Notices page, the county home page, and the Borden County Appraisal District site. None mention a tax sale, a struck-off list, or an auction platform. Borden County also does not appear on the current sale calendars of the two large Texas delinquent-tax law firms checked (Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott and McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen), while neighboring Scurry, Hockley, Nolan, and Stonewall counties do appear on the Perdue Brandon list. No online auction platform is used. The only foreclosure sale notice the County Clerk posts is a 2021 deed-of-trust (mortgage) foreclosure, not a tax foreclosure; that notice designates the sale location as the district courtroom in the courthouse in Gail, or as designated by the county commissioners court. Treat this county as an in-person, courthouse sale with no published inventory. Contact the Sheriff / Tax Assessor-Collector directly to learn whether any tax foreclosure sale is pending.

Borden County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Borden 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

    Borden County publishes no tax sale list online. The Borden County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Benny Allison; the same officeholder is listed as Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector) advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call 806-756-4415 to ask for the current advertisement.
  2. Register to bid

    No county-specific bidder registration process is published. Full requirements are in the sale card above.
  3. Sale day

    No Borden County tax sale date is published anywhere on the county website. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.
  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Borden County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Benny Allison; the same officeholder is listed as Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Borden County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Borden County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 806-756-4415 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.
  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No county-specific bidder registration process is published. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed before bidding. Request that statement from the Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-756-4415.

  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

Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector (Benny Allison)

806-756-4415

P.O. Box 115, Gail, TX 79738 (Borden County Courthouse, 117 East Wasson, Gail, TX 79738)

Official website

County notes

  • Sheriff Benny Allison is listed as the officeholder on both the Borden County Sheriff page and the Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector page, with the same county email address. Bidder questions and the § 34.015 written statement go to the same office.
  • Tax Assessor-Collector: 806-756-4415 (fax 806-756-4431). Sheriff / courthouse main line: 806-756-4391.
  • Property values are set by the Borden County Appraisal District, 120 E. Wilbourn Ave. / P.O. Box 298, Gail, TX 79738, phone 806-756-4484. The appraisal district publishes no tax sale information.
  • No online auction platform. Any Texas tax sale here would be an in-person sale at the courthouse in Gail under Texas Tax Code § 34.01.
  • The county's designated public foreclosure sale location, per the only sale notice the County Clerk posts, is the district courtroom in the courthouse in Gail, or as designated by the county commissioners court. That notice is a deed-of-trust foreclosure, not a tax foreclosure.
  • Borden County is absent from both the Perdue Brandon and MVBA upcoming-sale calendars, so no third-party firm currently advertises a Borden County tax sale list.

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 Borden 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 Borden County hold tax deed sales?

Borden County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No Borden County tax sale date is published anywhere on the county website. 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 Borden County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Benny Allison; the same officeholder is listed as Borden County Tax Assessor-Collector) 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.

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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