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Hemphill County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Hemphill 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 Hemphill County, seat of Canadian: 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 at 10:00 a.m., held only when properties are set.
Registration
In person with the officer conducting the sale.
County office
806-323-6661
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How Hemphill County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Hemphill County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff L. Brent Clapp conducts the sale at the courthouse door under Orders of Sale issued out of the 31st District Court; the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector issues the Texas Tax Code § 34.015 bidder statement)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when properties are set.
Registration
In person with the officer conducting the sale.
Sale list
Hemphill County Notice of Sales (dated PDF sheriff's sale and tax sale notices)
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when properties are set. The county's 2026 cover notice reads: "ALL SALES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE HEMPHILL COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026." Each attached notice reads: "I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 O'Clock AM on the 3rd day of February, 2026, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Official Door of the Courthouse of said HEMPHILL COUNTY, in the City of CANADIAN, Texas." The county's Notice of Sales page shows one tax sale for 2026 (February 3) plus separate private trustee and foreclosure notices, so this is an occasional sale rather than a monthly one.
Registration and deposit

In person with the officer conducting the sale. Every Hemphill County notice states: "ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE." That section requires a bidder to deliver to the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county, so request that statement from the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-323-6661 before sale day. The county posts no online bidder-registration portal, and the notices reviewed set no deposit amount or named payment method.

Sale format and venue
IN-PERSON SALE. Hemphill County is not an online-auction county. Bidding is oral outcry at the Official Door of the Hemphill County Courthouse, 400 Main Street, Canadian, TX 79014, so there is no auction platform and no platform URL. The February 3, 2026 packet covers 13 causes (numbers 6884, 7091, 7515, 7518, 7571, 7621, 7622, 7628, 7633, 7635, 7763, 7803 and 7900), with judgments in the reviewed notices ranging from $14,322.15 to $53,912.95, in favor of the City of Canadian, Canadian Independent School District, Hemphill County, Hemphill County Farm to Market, Hemphill County Hospital and Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District. Hemphill County itself is the plaintiff in the styled cases, and no delinquent-tax law firm is named on the notices; Hemphill County also does not appear in the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson county list, so there is no third-party firm portal for this county. The notice packet was posted by the Hemphill County Clerk's office on January 6, 2026. Buyers take a sheriff's deed subject to the owner's statutory right of redemption under Texas Tax Code § 34.21. Watch the list carefully: the Notice of Sales page mixes Chapter 34 tax sales with private substitute-trustee and mortgage foreclosure sales, which are not tax sales.
Source: Notice of Sheriff's Sale, Hemphill County Sheriff's Office, L. Brent Clapp, Sheriff (February 3, 2026 tax sale packet posted by the Hemphill County Clerk)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Hemphill County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Hemphill 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 Hemphill County Notice of Sales (dated PDF sheriff's sale and tax sale notices) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    In person with the officer conducting the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when properties are set. 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 Hemphill County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff L. Brent Clapp conducts the sale at the courthouse door under Orders of Sale issued out of the 31st District Court; the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector issues the Texas Tax Code § 34.015 bidder statement) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Hemphill County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Hemphill County Notice of Sales (dated PDF sheriff's sale and tax sale notices). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    In person with the officer conducting the sale. Every Hemphill County notice states: "ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE." That section requires a bidder to deliver to the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county, so request that statement from the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector at 806-323-6661 before sale day. The county posts no online bidder-registration portal, and the notices reviewed set no deposit amount or named payment method.

  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

Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector (Chris Jackson)

806-323-6661

400 Main Street Annex (400 Main St. #204), Canadian, TX 79014; mailing address P.O. Box 959, Canadian, TX 79014

Official website

County notes

  • County seat is Canadian. Tax sales are held at the Official Door of the Hemphill County Courthouse, 400 Main Street, Canadian, TX 79014.
  • Hemphill County Sheriff's Office: L. Brent Clapp, Sheriff, 401 Purcell Avenue, Canadian, TX 79014, phone 806-323-5324, fax 806-323-8355 per the letterhead on the 2026 Notice of Sheriff's Sale. The county website's Sheriff page lists 806-323-5326 as the office number.
  • Tax office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office collects for Hemphill County, Hemphill County Road & Bridge, Canadian ISD, City of Canadian, Hemphill County Hospital and Hemphill County Underground Water District.
  • Comptroller directory listing for the assessor-collector: Chris Jackson, 400 Main St. #204, Canadian, TX 79014-2250, mailing P.O. Box 959, phone 806-323-6661, fax 806-323-9745, email chris@hemphillco.com.
  • Orders of Sale for the 2026 tax sale were issued out of the 31st District Court of Hemphill County on December 16, 2025, and the properties were levied on January 2, 2026.
  • The Hemphill County Appraisal District website carries no tax-sale, delinquent-list or struck-off-property pages, so the county's own Notice of Sales page is the only county-published list.
  • No struck-off or resale (Texas Tax Code § 34.05) inventory was published on the county site at the time of this research.

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 Hemphill 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 Hemphill County hold tax deed sales?

Hemphill County holds its tax deed sale once a year. First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when properties are set. 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 Hemphill County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff L. Brent Clapp conducts the sale at the courthouse door under Orders of Sale issued out of the 31st District Court; the Hemphill County Tax Assessor-Collector issues the Texas Tax Code § 34.015 bidder statement) 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 Hemphill County tax sale list?

Hemphill County posts its tax sale list at co.hemphill.tx.us. 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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