Gray County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Gray 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 Gray County, seat of Pampa: 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
- Gray County publishes no sale calendar or sale date on any official page we could reach.
- County office
- 806-669-8018
On this page
How Gray County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Gray County Tax Assessor-Collector (Christie Johnson) handles bidder registration and bid intake; the sale itself is a sheriff's sale under Texas Tax Code § 34.01. The Gray County Sheriff's Office publishes no tax sale information of its own.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Gray County publishes no sale calendar or sale date on any official page we could reach.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidders must file the county's "Tax Sale Bid Form," a Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes under Texas Tax Code § 34.015, before bidding. The form asks for the bidder or company name, mailing address, and a list of all property owned in Gray County, and carries the declaration "I THE ABOVE LISTED BIDDER/COMPANY DO NOT HAVE DELINQUENT TAXES DUE ON ANY PROPERTY IN GRAY COUNTY." Instructions: "RETURN COMPLETED FORM PRIOR TO THE TAX SALE" in person or by email to Garnet.Faires@graycch.com. The form's "For Tax Office Use" block records suit or cause number, tract, bid amount, bidder number, and clerk initials, which indicates bids are recorded by hand at the sale rather than through an online platform.
Sale format and venue
Gray County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Gray 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
Gray County publishes no tax sale list online. The Gray County Tax Assessor-Collector (Christie Johnson) handles bidder registration and bid intake; the sale itself is a sheriff's sale under Texas Tax Code § 34.01. The Gray County Sheriff's Office publishes no tax sale information of its own. advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call 806-669-8018 to ask for the current advertisement.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Gray County publishes no sale calendar or sale date on any official page we could reach. 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 Gray County Tax Assessor-Collector (Christie Johnson) handles bidder registration and bid intake; the sale itself is a sheriff's sale under Texas Tax Code § 34.01. The Gray County Sheriff's Office publishes no tax sale information of its own. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Gray County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
There is no online list to price against. Gray County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 806-669-8018 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidders must file the county's "Tax Sale Bid Form," a Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes under Texas Tax Code § 34.015, before bidding. The form asks for the bidder or company name, mailing address, and a list of all property owned in Gray County, and carries the declaration "I THE ABOVE LISTED BIDDER/COMPANY DO NOT HAVE DELINQUENT TAXES DUE ON ANY PROPERTY IN GRAY COUNTY." Instructions: "RETURN COMPLETED FORM PRIOR TO THE TAX SALE" in person or by email to Garnet.Faires@graycch.com. The form's "For Tax Office Use" block records suit or cause number, tract, bid amount, bidder number, and clerk initials, which indicates bids are recorded by hand at the sale rather than through an online platform.
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
Gray County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 382, Pampa, TX 79066 (physical office: Gray County Courthouse, 205 N. Russell, Room 101, Pampa, TX 79065)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Tax Assessor-Collector is Christie Johnson. Property tax email: property.taxgrayco@graycch.com. Bid forms go to Garnet.Faires@graycch.com.
- Gray County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Michael Ryan, 218 N. Russell, Pampa, TX 79065, 806-669-8022. The office website carries no tax sale, sheriff sale, or auction content.
- No sale list URL was found. The county tax office page links only the blank Tax Sale Bid Form, not a property list. Request the current list from the Tax Assessor-Collector.
- The county runs its site on the Texas Association of Counties CIRA platform, so some links resolve to newtools.cira.state.tx.us. The county's Public Notices Calendar showed no tax sale notice when checked in July 2026.
- Gray County Clerk (Dee Dee Laramore), P.O. Box 1902, Pampa, TX 79066, 806-669-8004, posts Notice of Trustee's Sale PDFs at graycountyclerk.org. Those are mortgage foreclosures, not delinquent tax sales.
- Gray County Appraisal District (graycad.org) publishes no delinquent tax sale or struck-off property content.
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.
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