Coryell County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Coryell 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 Coryell County, seat of Gatesville: 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.
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How Coryell County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector (Justin K. Carothers). The office's site posts "Notice of property tax Sale!" and a "Coryell County Tax Sales" quick link that points to mvba Law (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.), the county's delinquent tax law firm. mvba's bidder information states purchasers "will receive an ordinary type of Sheriff's Deed which is WITHOUT WARRANTY", so the sale itself is conducted by the officer of the court (sheriff or constable) at the courthouse.
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
mvba Law's bidder information states: "Prior to the beginning of the tax sale, a person intending to bid is required to register with the person conducting the sale and present a valid Driver's License or identification card issued by a State agency or the United States government. The grantee named in the deed must be the same person who was the successful bidder. (Section 34.015 Texas Tax Code.)" Bidding is oral and "Successful bidders must pay for their property with cash or a cashier's check. Personal checks will not be accepted." A defaulting bidder is liable for 20 percent of the property value plus costs under Rule 652, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. On the Section 34.015 written statement, mvba says: "In certain counties, a person purchasing property at the tax sale may be required to present to the officer conducting the tax sale a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector that the purchaser does not owe any delinquent taxes to the County or any school district or city in the County. A purchaser will NOT receive a deed to the property purchased at the tax sale until the written statement is presented to the officer... Contact the county tax office to determine if this requirement is applicable." Call the Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector at 254-248-3142 to confirm whether Coryell requires it. Where mvba runs a sale online instead of in person, "Bidders are required to register online at least 24 hours prior to the start of the Tax Sale in order to be eligible to bid"; in-person sales "will have registration on-site the day of the Tax Sale for certain counties."
Sale format and venue
Coryell County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Coryell 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 mvba Law upcoming Texas tax sales (linked from the county tax office as "Coryell County Tax Sales") for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector (Justin K. Carothers). The office's site posts "Notice of property tax Sale!" and a "Coryell County Tax Sales" quick link that points to mvba Law (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.), the county's delinquent tax law firm. mvba's bidder information states purchasers "will receive an ordinary type of Sheriff's Deed which is WITHOUT WARRANTY", so the sale itself is conducted by the officer of the court (sheriff or constable) at the courthouse. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Coryell County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from mvba Law upcoming Texas tax sales (linked from the county tax office as "Coryell County Tax Sales"). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
mvba Law's bidder information states: "Prior to the beginning of the tax sale, a person intending to bid is required to register with the person conducting the sale and present a valid Driver's License or identification card issued by a State agency or the United States government. The grantee named in the deed must be the same person who was the successful bidder. (Section 34.015 Texas Tax Code.)" Bidding is oral and "Successful bidders must pay for their property with cash or a cashier's check. Personal checks will not be accepted." A defaulting bidder is liable for 20 percent of the property value plus costs under Rule 652, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. On the Section 34.015 written statement, mvba says: "In certain counties, a person purchasing property at the tax sale may be required to present to the officer conducting the tax sale a written statement from the County Tax Assessor-Collector that the purchaser does not owe any delinquent taxes to the County or any school district or city in the County. A purchaser will NOT receive a deed to the property purchased at the tax sale until the written statement is presented to the officer... Contact the county tax office to determine if this requirement is applicable." Call the Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector at 254-248-3142 to confirm whether Coryell requires it. Where mvba runs a sale online instead of in person, "Bidders are required to register online at least 24 hours prior to the start of the Tax Sale in order to be eligible to bid"; in-person sales "will have registration on-site the day of the Tax Sale for certain counties."
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
Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector (Justin K. Carothers, Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar)
Coryell County Annex, P.O. Box 6, 800 E. Main St., Suite B, Gatesville, TX 76528
Official websiteCounty notes
- County seat is Gatesville. The courthouse is at 620 E. Main St., Gatesville, TX 76528, main line (254) 865-5911.
- Second tax office location: Coryell County Annex, 809 S. Main St., Copperas Cove, TX 76522, phone 254-547-4285. Office hours at both are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding county holidays. Fax 254-865-2519, email tac@coryelltax.com.
- The delinquent tax law firm is mvba Law (McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.), Round Rock, TX, (512) 323-3200. A site search of mvbalaw.com for "Coryell" returned no results, so the firm publishes no standing Coryell county page; the Coryell listing appears only when a sale is scheduled.
- Sale area confirmed from notices filed with the County Clerk: the north door, steps and porch at the north entrance to the Coryell County Courthouse, 620 East Main Street, Gatesville, unless the Commissioners Court redesignates it.
- Investors should call the Tax Assessor-Collector to confirm two things before a sale: whether Coryell enforces the Section 34.015 written statement of no delinquent taxes, and whether the next sale is in person or online.
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
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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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