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Hockley County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Hockley 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 Hockley County, seat of Levelland: 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.

Format
In person
Registration
Hockley County does not publish bidder registration instructions online.
County office
806-894-4938
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How Hockley 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
Hockley County Sheriff's Office
Frequency
annual
Registration
Hockley County does not publish bidder registration instructions online.
Sale list
Hockley County Foreclosure Notices (first-Tuesday sale postings)
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month at the courthouse, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Commissioners Court designation on file with the county reads: "the area at the Courthouse where 'Foreclosure Sales' on the first Tuesday of any given month, shall be held, it is upon motion by Commissioner Langford, second by Commissioner Thetford, the court approved of designating the 'North' door of the Hockley County Court House, Levelland, Texas, be designated as the official location for conducting of the aforementioned 'Foreclosure Sales', effective January 1, 1988." A first-Tuesday notice posted by the county for August 4, 2026 states: "Date of Sale (first Tuesday of the month): August 4, 2026", "Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m. or no later than three (3) hours after such time", "Place of Sale: North Steps of Hockley County Court House, 802 Houston Street, Levelland, Texas 79336".
Registration and deposit

Hockley County does not publish bidder registration instructions online. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.015 a bidder must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed in the county; request that statement from the Hockley County Tax Office at 806-894-4938. Confirm current requirements with the Sheriff's Office at 806-894-3126 before a sale date.

Sale format and venue
Hockley County runs its sales IN PERSON at the courthouse. There is no online auction platform. The county sitemap contains no tax sale, delinquent tax sale, resale, or excess proceeds page, so no county-published tax sale page exists to confirm sale-specific procedure. The county does post first-Tuesday sale notices on its Foreclosure Notices page; every 2026 notice reviewed there was a deed-of-trust trustee sale under Texas Property Code § 51.002 rather than a tax foreclosure, so treat that page as the posting location rather than a confirmed tax sale list. Sale location and timing above come from the county's own Commissioners Court designation and its posted first-Tuesday notices. The office conducting a Texas tax sale is the sheriff or a constable under Tax Code § 34.01; this was not confirmed on a Hockley County tax sale notice, so verify with the Sheriff's Office. Neither Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson nor MVBA Law lists Hockley County among the counties in their Texas tax sale listings, so the county's delinquent tax counsel was not identified. For struck-off property resale under Tax Code § 34.05, the county Tax Assessor-Collector page links "Purchase Trust Property in Hockley County" to Texas Communities Group at https://texascg.com/property-list/?location=anton, a sealed-bid process with a $50.00 minimum bid plus a $100 deed fee and recording fee, subject to approval by all taxing entities in the county and up to three months for approval; that Hockley filter showed no properties at the time of review.
Source: Hockley County Foreclosure Notices (official county website)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Hockley County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Hockley 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 Hockley County Foreclosure Notices (first-Tuesday sale postings) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Hockley County does not publish bidder registration instructions online. 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 Hockley County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Hockley County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Hockley County Foreclosure Notices (first-Tuesday sale postings). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Hockley County does not publish bidder registration instructions online. Under Texas Tax Code § 34.015 a bidder must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed in the county; request that statement from the Hockley County Tax Office at 806-894-4938. Confirm current requirements with the Sheriff's Office at 806-894-3126 before a sale date.

  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

Hockley County Tax Assessor-Collector

806-894-4938

Hockley County Tax Office, 624 Avenue H, Suite 101, Levelland, TX 79336

Official website

County notes

  • County seat is Levelland. The Hockley County Courthouse is at 802 Houston Street, Levelland, TX 79336, main phone (806) 894-6856.
  • Tax Assessor-Collector is Misty D. Taylor; the tax office sits at 624 Avenue H, Suite 101, Levelland, and is reachable at 806-894-4938 or mtaylor@hockleycounty.org.
  • Hockley County Sheriff is Chris Wischkaemper, 1310 Avenue H, Levelland, TX 79336, 806-894-3126. The Sheriff page carries no sale listings.
  • Sales are held at the north door or north steps of the Hockley County Courthouse, the location the Commissioners Court designated in 1987 and recorded in Minutes Vol. 27 Page 371.
  • The county website has no dedicated tax sale page. Buyers should call the Tax Assessor-Collector or Sheriff for the current sale list and bidder statement.
  • Property records and account numbers can be checked through the Hockley County Appraisal District at hockleycad.org; tax payments run through hockley.propertytaxpayments.net, which was not reachable during this review.
  • Struck-off trust property in Hockley County is marketed by Texas Communities Group, LLC (PO Box 792, Lubbock, TX 79408, 806-839-2724) through the link the county Tax Assessor-Collector page publishes.

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 Hockley 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 Hockley County hold tax deed sales?

Hockley 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 Hockley County Sheriff's Office 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 Hockley County tax sale list?

Hockley County posts its tax sale list at co.hockley.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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