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Callahan County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Callahan 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 Callahan County, seat of Baird: 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.

Announcements
No sale date, month, or recurring schedule is published anywhere on the Callahan County website.
Registration
Not published by Callahan County.
County office
325-854-5820
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On this page

How Callahan County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Callahan County Sheriff (sale officer for tax foreclosure sales under Tex. Tax Code § 34.01); the Callahan County Tax Assessor-Collector (Debbie Hatchett) handles property tax billing and collection. Callahan County publishes no page confirming which office conducts its tax sales, so the sale officer is the statutory default rather than a county-verified fact.
Frequency
annual
Registration
Not published by Callahan County.
When it runs
No sale date, month, or recurring schedule is published anywhere on the Callahan County website. The Tax Assessor-Collector page, Sheriff page, Constable page, Public Calendar, County News, and Bid Notices pages were each checked in July 2026 and none contained a tax sale, sheriff sale, or foreclosure notice. The Public Calendar's only entry was a 2022 test item ("Light box demo"). Texas sales run on the statewide statutory schedule in Tex. Tax Code § 34.01 (first Tuesday of the month), but Callahan County itself posts nothing to confirm a specific month or time.
Registration and deposit

Not published by Callahan County. Statewide, Tex. Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector confirming no delinquent property taxes are owed, and to present it to the sale officer. Callahan County publishes no bidder registration form, deposit rule, or procedure page, so a buyer should call the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-854-5820 or the Sheriff's Office at 325-854-1444 before a sale.

Sale format and venue
Treat this as an in-person courthouse-steps sale. No online auction platform was verified for Callahan County. The county's own site has no tax sale or foreclosure section (the "Foreclosure, Notices & News" menu leads only to a Public Calendar, County News, and Court Appointed Attorneys). The Callahan Central Appraisal District site likewise carries no delinquent tax sale, struck-off, or resale content and does not name a delinquent tax law firm. MVBA (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen) publishes a statewide upcoming-sales calendar and Callahan County does not appear on it for August or September 2026; Perdue Brandon publishes no reachable county sale index. Callahan County's delinquent tax collection attorney could not be identified from any official source. Because no sale list, platform, or calendar exists online, bidders should confirm postings at the courthouse door and with the Sheriff's Office directly.
Source: Callahan County Tax Assessor-Collector, official county website· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Callahan County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Callahan 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

    Callahan County publishes no tax sale list online. The Callahan County Sheriff (sale officer for tax foreclosure sales under Tex. Tax Code § 34.01); the Callahan County Tax Assessor-Collector (Debbie Hatchett) handles property tax billing and collection. Callahan County publishes no page confirming which office conducts its tax sales, so the sale officer is the statutory default rather than a county-verified fact. 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 325-854-5820 to ask for the current advertisement.

  2. Register to bid

    Not published by Callahan County. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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 Callahan County Sheriff (sale officer for tax foreclosure sales under Tex. Tax Code § 34.01); the Callahan County Tax Assessor-Collector (Debbie Hatchett) handles property tax billing and collection. Callahan County publishes no page confirming which office conducts its tax sales, so the sale officer is the statutory default rather than a county-verified fact. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Callahan County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Callahan County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 325-854-5820 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Not published by Callahan County. Statewide, Tex. Tax Code § 34.015 requires a bidder to obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector confirming no delinquent property taxes are owed, and to present it to the sale officer. Callahan County publishes no bidder registration form, deposit rule, or procedure page, so a buyer should call the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-854-5820 or the Sheriff's Office at 325-854-1444 before a sale.

  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

Callahan County Tax Assessor-Collector (Debbie Hatchett)

325-854-5820

337 Market St., Baird, TX 79504 (mailing: P.O. Box 879, Baird, TX 79504)

Official website

County notes

  • County seat is Baird. The Tax Assessor-Collector office is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, per the county website.
  • The Callahan County website states county government offices are currently in a temporary location at 1257 FM 2047, Baird, TX 79504 during courthouse restoration. Confirm the physical sale location before attending, since the historic courthouse at 100 W. 4th St. is under renovation.
  • Callahan County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Eric Pechacek, 432 Market Street, Baird, TX 79504, 325-854-1444 (24-hour non-emergency). The Sheriff page carries no sale notices.
  • Constables Precinct 3 (Terry Joy, 325-370-8610) and Precinct 4 (Ed C. Duncan, 325-240-8508) share the 432 Market St. address. Neither page mentions constable or tax sales.
  • County Clerk Nicole Crocker, 100 West 4th St., Ste. 104, Baird, TX 79504, 325-854-5815. The clerk page does not describe where public sale notices are posted.
  • Callahan Central Appraisal District (separate from the Tax Assessor-Collector): 302 Chestnut St., Baird, TX 79504, 325-854-2528, info@callahancad.org. Property search at https://esearch.callahancad.org/ is useful for pre-bid research even though the CAD posts no sale information.
  • Annual tax rolls are downloadable from the CAD site (2020 through 2025), which is the closest available substitute for a published delinquent 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 Callahan 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 Callahan County hold tax deed sales?

Callahan County holds its tax deed sale once a year. 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 Callahan County Sheriff (sale officer for tax foreclosure sales under Tex. Tax Code § 34.01); the Callahan County Tax Assessor-Collector (Debbie Hatchett) handles property tax billing and collection. Callahan County publishes no page confirming which office conducts its tax sales, so the sale officer is the statutory default rather than a county-verified fact. 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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