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Tax Sale Atlas

Edwards County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Edwards 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 Edwards County, seat of Rocksprings: 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
The county publishes no online auction platform and no remote bidding option.
Format
In person
Registration
No online registration and no bidder portal.
County office
(830) 683-4104
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How Edwards County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Edwards County Sheriff's Office (the sale notice states sales are conducted by the Sheriff or Constable of the county where the property is located)
Frequency
annual
Registration
No online registration and no bidder portal.
Sale list
Edwards CAD tax sale notice (TAX SALE)
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month, in person, starting at 10 a.m. The Edwards CAD homepage banner reads "AUGUST 4, 2026 ANNEX BUILDING @ 10AM". The sale notice heads with "EDWARDS COUNTY SALE FOR AUGUST 4, 2026", "LOCATION: Annex Building", "TIME: 10 AM", and states: "These sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at a place designated by the commissioner's court."
Registration and deposit

No online registration and no bidder portal. Bidders attend in person at the Annex Building on the sale date. The notice directs anyone wanting information on a listed sale to the Perdue Brandon (PBFCM) Midland office at (432) 522-2427 or kramos@pbfcm.com. Texas Tax Code section 34.015 (statewide) requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed; in Edwards County that office is the Tax Assessor-Collector, Mistee Splawn, P.O. Box 378 / 101 E. Main, Rocksprings, TX 78880, (830) 683-2337. The county does not publish a county-specific registration form online.

Sale format and venue
Edwards County sells redeemable tax deeds at an in-person sheriff/constable sale, not through an online platform. The Edwards Central Appraisal District publishes the sale notice on its homepage behind a TAX SALE button; the underlying PDF is prepared by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. (PBFCM), Midland office. The August 4, 2026 notice lists two tracts, both styled Edwards Central Appraisal District versus the delinquent owner, with estimated minimum bids of $7,644.47 and $4,045.48. The notice warns that all sales are without warranty, that purchasers receive a Sheriff or Constable's deed without warranty, and that "Taxes may be due beyond what is listed in the minimum bid amounts and must be paid independently of the bid amount." The county website also keeps a Foreclosure Notices page with a dedicated Sheriff's Sale section, which is where county-posted sale notices appear. In person at the Edwards County Annex Building, Rocksprings. No online auction platform.
Source: Edwards County Sale for August 4, 2026 (tax sale notice and property list, Perdue Brandon)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Edwards County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Edwards 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 Edwards CAD tax sale notice (TAX SALE) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No online registration and no bidder portal. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Edwards County Sheriff's Office (the sale notice states sales are conducted by the Sheriff or Constable of the county where the property is located) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Edwards County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Edwards CAD tax sale notice (TAX SALE). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No online registration and no bidder portal. Bidders attend in person at the Annex Building on the sale date. The notice directs anyone wanting information on a listed sale to the Perdue Brandon (PBFCM) Midland office at (432) 522-2427 or kramos@pbfcm.com. Texas Tax Code section 34.015 (statewide) requires a bidder to present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed; in Edwards County that office is the Tax Assessor-Collector, Mistee Splawn, P.O. Box 378 / 101 E. Main, Rocksprings, TX 78880, (830) 683-2337. The county does not publish a county-specific registration form online.

  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

Edwards County Sheriff's Office

(830) 683-4104

PO Box 156, Rocksprings, TX 78880 (physical: 404 W. Austin, Rocksprings, TX 78880)

Official website

County notes

  • Sales are held in person at the Edwards County Annex Building in Rocksprings at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday. The county publishes no online auction platform and no remote bidding option. The county website shows the Annex Building in its photo gallery but does not publish a street address for it.
  • Edwards County's delinquent tax suits and sale notices are handled by Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. (PBFCM). The sale notice states: "For more information regarding any sale listed below, please contact the PBFCM MIDLAND office at (432) 522-2427 or kramos@pbfcm.com."
  • Edwards Central Appraisal District publishes the tax sale notice and is the named plaintiff in the listed tax suits. Chief Appraiser Renn Rudasill Riley, (830) 683-4189, ecad@swtexas.net, mailing P.O. Box 858, Rocksprings, TX 78880. The physical office is temporarily located in the A.A.G.B.A. building, left hand door, 205 W Austin, Rocksprings, TX 78880.
  • Edwards County Tax Assessor-Collector: Mistee Splawn, 101 E. Main, Rocksprings, TX 78880, mailing P.O. Box 378, phone (830) 683-2337, fax (830) 683-4195, misteed.splawn@co.edwards.tx.us. Office hours Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12 to 1 for lunch. This is the office that issues the Texas Tax Code section 34.015 written statement bidders need.
  • Edwards County Constable: Jesse Aguirre, P.O. Box 781, Rocksprings, TX 78880, (830) 245-5442. The sale notice allows either the Sheriff or the Constable to conduct the foreclosure sale.
  • The county's Foreclosure Notices page carries separate "Sheriff's Sale" and "Notice of Seizures" sections plus a 2026 Sales accordion. At the time of this check the posted 2026 documents were private trustee's sale notices, all dated on first Tuesdays (February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4). Check both this page and the Edwards CAD TAX SALE link before a sale date.
  • The direct tax sale notice PDF is served from a rotating Wix file hash, so the durable entry point is the TAX SALE button on the Edwards CAD homepage.
  • Property and tax payment records are searchable at https://esearch.edwardscad.org/ (linked from the CAD site) and the county Tax Assessor-Collector page links to https://propaccess.trueautomation.com/clientdb/?cid=12. Neither was independently fetched for this record.
  • Edwards County Courthouse main line: (830) 683-6122, 100 West Main, PO Box 348, Rocksprings, Texas 78880.

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 Edwards 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 Edwards County hold tax deed sales?

Edwards 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 Edwards County Sheriff's Office (the sale notice states sales are conducted by the Sheriff or Constable of the county where the property is located) 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 Edwards County tax sale list?

Edwards County posts its tax sale list at edwardscad.org. 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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