Colorado County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Colorado 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 Colorado County, seat of Columbus: 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, when a sale is scheduled.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- No county-published bidder registration page was found.
- County office
- (979) 732-2710
On this page
How Colorado County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Colorado County Sheriff's Office (the notice is signed "Sheriff of Colorado County, Texas"); suits are brought by the Colorado County Central Appraisal District and prosecuted by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, when a sale is scheduled.
- Registration
- No county-published bidder registration page was found.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration page was found. The sale notice states property is offered "at public auction, for cash." Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 the officer conducting the sale cannot deliver a deed unless the successful bidder shows a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector that the bidder owes no delinquent taxes, so obtain that statement from the Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector before bidding. The county's delinquent tax firm states that a commissioners court "may require that, to be an eligible bidder, a person must be registered as a bidder with the county tax assessor-collector before the sale begins," and that sales "are for cash, and most counties will accept cash or cashier's checks." Confirm current requirements with the Sheriff's Office and the Tax Assessor-Collector.
Sale format and venue
Colorado County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Colorado 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Colorado County Public Notices (foreclosure and tax foreclosure sale notices) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
First Tuesday of the month, when a sale is scheduled. 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Colorado County Sheriff's Office (the notice is signed "Sheriff of Colorado County, Texas"); suits are brought by the Colorado County Central Appraisal District and prosecuted by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Colorado County
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Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Colorado County Public Notices (foreclosure and tax foreclosure sale notices). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
No county-published bidder registration page was found. The sale notice states property is offered "at public auction, for cash." Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 the officer conducting the sale cannot deliver a deed unless the successful bidder shows a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector that the bidder owes no delinquent taxes, so obtain that statement from the Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector before bidding. The county's delinquent tax firm states that a commissioners court "may require that, to be an eligible bidder, a person must be registered as a bidder with the county tax assessor-collector before the sale begins," and that sales "are for cash, and most counties will accept cash or cashier's checks." Confirm current requirements with the Sheriff's Office and the Tax Assessor-Collector.
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.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
unsold properties
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
Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector
Colorado County Courthouse Annex, 318 Spring Street, Room 102, Columbus, TX 78934
Official websiteCounty notes
- Colorado County sells redeemable tax deeds at a sheriff's sale on the first Tuesday of the month; the county does not schedule a sale every month, so check the Public Notices page for a posted Notice of Tax Foreclosure Sale.
- The sale is held in person in Columbus, the county seat. No official county source names an online auction platform.
- The 2024 county notice set the sale time at 3:00 p.m.; Texas law allows first-Tuesday sales between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., so read the posted notice for the exact hour.
- Plaintiff in the foreclosure suits is the Colorado County Central Appraisal District, which also collects property taxes for the county's taxing units.
- Bring cash or a cashier's check and a written statement from the Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes owed; without it the officer cannot deliver the deed.
- The Sheriff's Office is at 2215 Walnut Street, Columbus, TX 78934, (979) 732-2388; civil process is handled by Deputy Nancy Gorman, who signed the 2024 sale notice as deputy.
- Redemption follows the Texas statewide rule: two years for homestead, agricultural-use, and mineral property, 180 days for everything else.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Colorado County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
How often does Colorado County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Colorado County tax sale list?
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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