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Dickens County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Dickens 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 Dickens County, seat of Dickens: 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
Not published by Dickens County.
Registration
No county-published registration process was found.
County office
(806) 623-5216
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On this page

How Dickens County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Dickens County Sheriff
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Not published by Dickens County.
Registration
No county-published registration process was found.
When it runs
Not published by Dickens County. The county website has a "Personal Property Tax Foreclosures" page but it carries no sale date, time, or location, and the county's Public Calendar and Public Notices pages list no tax sale. Texas Tax Code § 34.01 sets sales on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse, so treat the first Tuesday as the default and confirm the next scheduled sale with the Tax Assessor-Collector at (806) 623-5216.
Registration and deposit

No county-published registration process was found. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed, then present it to the officer conducting the sale. Call the Dickens County Tax Assessor-Collector to request that statement and to confirm current bidder requirements.

Sale format and venue
Dickens County publishes no tax sale page, no sale calendar, and no delinquent or struck-off property list online. The county website's Foreclosures page is a stub with the heading "Personal Property Tax Foreclosures" and no content; it was last modified in 2020. The Dickens County Appraisal District site offers property search and certified appraisal rolls but no tax sale information. No online auction platform was verified for this county, so no platform URL is reported. Dickens County does not appear on the published county rosters of the two large Texas delinquent tax firms that post them (MVBA monthly tax sales and Linebarger's taxsales.lgbs.com county list), and no Perdue Brandon sale document for Dickens County was located. Sale notices for a county this size are typically posted at the courthouse and published in the local newspaper of record rather than online. Buyers should call the Tax Assessor-Collector at (806) 623-5216 and the Sheriff's Office at (806) 623-5533 to confirm the next sale date, the bid list, and payment terms before traveling.
Source: Dickens County, Texas - Personal Property Tax Foreclosures· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Dickens County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Dickens 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

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    No county-published registration process was found. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Not published by Dickens County. 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 Dickens County Sheriff as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Dickens County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No county-published registration process was found. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed, then present it to the officer conducting the sale. Call the Dickens County Tax Assessor-Collector to request that statement and to confirm current bidder requirements.

  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

Dickens County Tax Assessor-Collector

(806) 623-5216

P.O. Box 119, Dickens, TX 79229 (physical office: 508 Crow St., Dickens, TX 79229)

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Assessor-Collector is Rhonda Brendle; deputy is Chesnea Becker. Office fax is (806) 623-5319.
  • Phone discrepancy on the county site: the office page and the Texas Comptroller county directory both list (806) 623-5216, while the sitewide footer lists (806) 623-5361 for the Tax Assessor/Collector. Use (806) 623-5216 as the primary number.
  • Dickens County Sheriff is Jay Allen, P.O. Box 59, Dickens, TX 79229, phone (806) 623-5533. The Sheriff's page does not mention tax sales.
  • Dickens County Courthouse is at 201 US-82, Dickens, TX 79229. County offices are open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Dickens County Appraisal District: Chief Appraiser Vonda Brendle, P.O. Box 180, Dickens, TX 79229, (806) 623-5258, dickenscad@yahoo.com. The county tax office is the collecting unit per the Comptroller directory.
  • No delinquent tax law firm was identified for Dickens County from an official source. Dickens is absent from MVBA's monthly tax sale list and from the Linebarger taxsales.lgbs.com county roster.
  • The WebSearch quota for this session was exhausted, so research was done by direct fetches of official county, appraisal district, Comptroller, and law firm sale-list pages. A phone call to the Tax Assessor-Collector remains the only reliable way to get the current sale schedule and bid 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 Dickens 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 Dickens County hold tax deed sales?

Dickens County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Not published by Dickens County. 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 Dickens County Sheriff 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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