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Irion County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Irion 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 Irion County, seat of Mertzon: 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
Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code § 34.01.
Registration
No county bidder-registration page and no online bidder account were found.
County office
325-835-7771
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How Irion County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Irion County Sheriff's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code § 34.01.
Registration
No county bidder-registration page and no online bidder account were found.
Sale list
County foreclosure and trustee sale notices
When it runs
Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code § 34.01. Irion County publishes no tax sale calendar of its own, and no upcoming tax sale was posted on the county website at the time of review. The county's own posted public sale notices use the standard first Tuesday window and courthouse location: "January 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. or within three hours thereafter", held "At the location designated by the Irion County Commissioners Court, on the front steps of the Irion County Court House, 209 N. Park View Street, Mertzon, Texas."
Registration and deposit

No county bidder-registration page and no online bidder account were found. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a purchaser to give the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing the buyer owes no delinquent taxes in the county. Request that statement in advance from the Irion County Tax Assessor-Collector, Joyce Gray, at 325-835-7771 or tacajg@outlook.com.

Sale format and venue
Irion County runs its public foreclosure sales IN PERSON at the courthouse. No online auction platform was verified, so none is listed here. The county website has no tax sale page, no bid sheet, and no struck-off property list; site searches for "tax sale", "struck off", "resale" and "constable" return no tax foreclosure content. The one county-published notice archive, titled Trustee Sale Notices, holds substitute trustee mortgage sale notices rather than Tax Code foreclosures, but it is where Irion County posts sale notices and it documents the designated sale place and time window. A subdomain following RealAuction's Texas sheriff-sale naming pattern simply redirects to the RealAuction corporate site, so it is not an Irion County auction site. Irion County does not appear among the counties on Linebarger's Texas tax sale property site or on MVBA's monthly Texas tax sale schedule, so the county's delinquent tax law firm was not identified from official sources. Investors should confirm each first Tuesday directly with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 325-835-7771 before traveling to Mertzon.
Source: Irion County posted sale notice, January 6, 2026 (PDF)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Irion County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Irion 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 County foreclosure and trustee sale notices for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No county bidder-registration page and no online bidder account were found. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code § 34.01. 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 Irion County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Irion County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from County foreclosure and trustee sale notices. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No county bidder-registration page and no online bidder account were found. Texas Tax Code § 34.015 requires a purchaser to give the officer conducting the sale a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing the buyer owes no delinquent taxes in the county. Request that statement in advance from the Irion County Tax Assessor-Collector, Joyce Gray, at 325-835-7771 or tacajg@outlook.com.

  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

Irion County Tax Assessor-Collector

325-835-7771

P.O. Box 859, Mertzon, TX 76941-0859 (street address: 209 N. Parkview St., Mertzon, TX 76941)

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Assessor-Collector is Joyce Gray. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Friday 8 am to 4 pm, open through lunch. Fax 325-835-2195, email tacajg@outlook.com.
  • Irion County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff W.A. Estes, 325-835-2551, 209 N Park View Street, Mertzon, TX 76941. The sheriff's page carries no tax sale or sale notice content.
  • Designated public sale place per the county's posted notices: the front steps of the Irion County Courthouse, 209 N. Park View Street, Mertzon, at the location designated by the Irion County Commissioners Court.
  • The county's Trustee Sale Notices archive is organized by date and every entry falls on a first Tuesday, consistent with the statewide first Tuesday sale day.
  • Irion County Appraisal District (irioncad.org, chief appraiser Byron Bitner, P.O. Box 980, Mertzon, TX 76941-0980) publishes appraisal and protest information only, with no delinquent tax sale or struck-off property listings.
  • No online auction platform was verified for this county. Do not assume RealAuction, GovEase, or Bid4Assets coverage.

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 Irion 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 Irion County hold tax deed sales?

Irion County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Texas tax foreclosure sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code § 34.01. 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 Irion 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 Irion County tax sale list?

Irion County posts its tax sale list at co.irion.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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