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Cameron County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Cameron 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 the county’s own official pages on Jul 27, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Cameron County, seat of Brownsville: 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, conducted entirely online.
Format
RealAuction
Registration
Register free on the county auction site before the sale.
County office
(956) 544-0800
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How Cameron County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

RealAuction
Run by
Cameron County Sheriff's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
First Tuesday of the month, conducted entirely online.
Registration
Register free on the county auction site before the sale.
Sale list
Preview Items For Sale (Cameron County online tax sale list)
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month, conducted entirely online. The Cameron County auction calendar shows a tax sale on Tuesday July 7, 2026 and Tuesday August 4, 2026, each flagged "TS 10:30 AM CT", and the Preview Items For Sale page is headed "Tuesday August 4, 2026". The site FAQ states: "The sales are conducted between 10:00 a.m. CT and 4:00 p.m. CT. All sales will cease at 4:00 p.m. CT on the day of the sales and any sales not completed may be reposted for a future date." Not every first Tuesday carries a sale: as of July 25, 2026 the calendar showed no scheduled tax sale for September or October 2026.
Registration and deposit

Register free on the county auction site before the sale. The county's Tax Foreclosure Sale Process page states: "Anyone may bid on the properties by registering on this site at least five (5) business days before the auction. One account will be established for each bidder." A bid deposit is required: "a deposit equal to 5% of the bidder's intended total bid must be made prior to the auction. This deposit can be made via ACH or wire transfer." Deposits must be settled and allocated to Cameron County before the auction starts; wire deposits are due by 5 p.m. ET two business days before the auction and ACH debit deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. ET five business days before the auction. Cash and international funds are not accepted. Texas Tax Code 34.015 also applies: the auction site links a Written Statement (Form 50-307) request form certifying no delinquent taxes are owed. Winning bidders owe the balance within 24 hours of the close of the online sale, paid by wire transfer, after which the county issues a tax sale deed or tax resale deed (allow 2 to 4 weeks).

Sale format and venue
Cameron County sells REDEEMABLE tax deeds online, not tax lien certificates. The county's own process page states: "Tax foreclosure sales are conducted by the Cameron County Sheriff's Office, facilitated by Realauction.com, LLC." Commissioners Court authorized online bidding by resolution adopted June 25, 2019 and recorded as instrument number 20191108000078 in the Official Real Property Records of Cameron County, under Texas Tax Code 34.01 and 34.05. Both original foreclosure sales and resales of struck-off property run on the same platform. The site warns: "Property purchased at tax sale may be subject to a statutory right of redemption", and that bidders must run their own title search because "Additional liens, mortgages, encumbrances or title defects may exist". The Tax Assessor-Collector's website routes investors to the sale through its Property Tax > Foreclosed Properties > Tax Sales menu, which links directly to the RealAuction site. Bidding is proxy style: the system bids on your behalf in $100 increments up to your maximum. All times are Central. For sale process questions the Sheriff's bidder letter directs callers to the county's delinquent tax law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, at (956) 546-1216; for platform and account issues, RealAuction customer service at (877) 361-7325.
Register on RealAuction
Source: Cameron County Online Auction - Tax Foreclosure Sale Process· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Cameron County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Cameron 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 Preview Items For Sale (Cameron County online tax sale list) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register free on the county auction site before the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    First Tuesday of the month, conducted entirely online. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Cameron County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Cameron County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Preview Items For Sale (Cameron County online tax sale list). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register free on the county auction site before the sale. The county's Tax Foreclosure Sale Process page states: "Anyone may bid on the properties by registering on this site at least five (5) business days before the auction. One account will be established for each bidder." A bid deposit is required: "a deposit equal to 5% of the bidder's intended total bid must be made prior to the auction. This deposit can be made via ACH or wire transfer." Deposits must be settled and allocated to Cameron County before the auction starts; wire deposits are due by 5 p.m. ET two business days before the auction and ACH debit deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. ET five business days before the auction. Cash and international funds are not accepted. Texas Tax Code 34.015 also applies: the auction site links a Written Statement (Form 50-307) request form certifying no delinquent taxes are owed. Winning bidders owe the balance within 24 hours of the close of the online sale, paid by wire transfer, after which the county issues a tax sale deed or tax resale deed (allow 2 to 4 weeks).

  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

Cameron County Office of the Tax Assessor-Collector

(956) 544-0800

835 E. Levee St., 1st Floor, Brownsville, TX 78520 (mailing: P.O. Box 952, Brownsville, TX 78522-0920)

Official website

County notes

  • Sale authority split: the Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector (Edelmiro "Eddie" Garcia) collects delinquent property taxes, while the Cameron County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Manuel "Manny" Trevino) conducts the tax foreclosure sale and signs the deed.
  • The sale is fully online. The FAQ states: "Sales are now conducted entirely online via this web site. It is no longer necessary to appear in person to participate in the sale."
  • Sale hours run 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT; the calendar lists the tax sale start as 10:30 a.m. CT.
  • Registration on the RealAuction platform is global across its SheriffSaleAuctions county sites, but deposits are per county: funds must be separately allocated to Cameron County through the Manage Escrow module before you can bid.
  • The August 4, 2026 auction showed 28 scheduled items on the calendar (26 / 28 active/scheduled) as of July 25, 2026.
  • The Cameron County Sheriff's Office public website does not carry its own tax sale page; the sale list, calendar, and rules live entirely on the RealAuction county site.
  • Cameron County's official domain is cameroncountytx.gov. The auction site's external links still point at the retired cameroncounty.us domain, which now returns 404.

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 Cameron 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 Cameron County hold tax deed sales?

Cameron County holds its tax deed sale once a year. First Tuesday of the month, conducted entirely online. 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 Cameron County Sheriff's Office 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 Cameron County tax sale list?

Cameron County posts its tax sale list at cameron.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.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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