Jackson County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Jackson 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 Jackson County, seat of Edna: 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, online, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT.
- Format
- RealAuction
- County office
- 361-782-3473
On this page
How Jackson County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Jackson County Sheriff's Office (sale information published by the Jackson County Tax Assessor-Collector)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, online, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register a bidder account on the Jackson County RealAuction site at least five business days before the auction. Bidding requires an escrow deposit equal to 5% of your intended maximum bid, allocated to Jackson County and fully settled before the auction starts. Deposits are made by ACH or wire only: ACH debits must be initiated by 3:00 PM CT five business days before the sale, wires must be received by 4:00 PM CT two business days before the sale and must reference the account ID and county name. Cash deposits and international funds are not accepted. The county also directs bidders to register at www.realauction.com under Training, or to call RealAuction at (877) 361-7325 option 2. The auction preview page notes bidders are subject to Texas Property Tax Code sections 34.011 and 34.015. Bidding is by proxy in $100 increments, and any bid inside the last 30 seconds extends the item by one minute. The balance of a winning bid is due by 4:00 PM CT the day of the sale by wire to the Jackson County Tax Assessor-Collector, or the deposit is forfeited.
Sale format and venue
Jackson County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Jackson 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
Use RealAuction auction calendar and item preview for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
First Tuesday of the month, online, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Jackson County Sheriff's Office (sale information published by the Jackson County Tax Assessor-Collector) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Jackson County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from RealAuction auction calendar and item preview. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register a bidder account on the Jackson County RealAuction site at least five business days before the auction. Bidding requires an escrow deposit equal to 5% of your intended maximum bid, allocated to Jackson County and fully settled before the auction starts. Deposits are made by ACH or wire only: ACH debits must be initiated by 3:00 PM CT five business days before the sale, wires must be received by 4:00 PM CT two business days before the sale and must reference the account ID and county name. Cash deposits and international funds are not accepted. The county also directs bidders to register at www.realauction.com under Training, or to call RealAuction at (877) 361-7325 option 2. The auction preview page notes bidders are subject to Texas Property Tax Code sections 34.011 and 34.015. Bidding is by proxy in $100 increments, and any bid inside the last 30 seconds extends the item by one minute. The balance of a winning bid is due by 4:00 PM CT the day of the sale by wire to the Jackson County Tax Assessor-Collector, or the deposit is forfeited.
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
County notes
- The Tax Assessor-Collector is Monica Foster. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, phone 361-782-3473, fax 361-782-3645.
- The sale itself is conducted by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Rick Boone signs the Notice of Sale and the Notice of Tax Resale. Sheriff's office: 115 W. Main, Room 104, Edna, TX 77957, administration 361-782-3371.
- Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the county's delinquent tax attorney. The July 2026 notices list the firm's number as (361) 888-6898, and the county links to taxsales.lgbs.com for the most current Notice of Sale and Notice of Resale.
- The county posts the current Notice of Sale and Notice of Resale as PDFs under the Property Tax Sale Information section of the Tax Assessor-Collector page.
- The July 7, 2026 Notice of Sale listed six foreclosure tracts in and around Edna, Ganado, and Lolita, with estimated minimum bids from $4,020.00 to $25,821.00 against adjudged values up to $224,280.00. RealAuction showed 11 total scheduled items for that date across the sale and resale lists.
- Payment of the balance is by wire transfer to the Jackson County Tax Assessor-Collector by 4:00 PM CT on sale day. The Notice of Tax Resale states payment must be made in cash or by cashier's check, so confirm the accepted form with the Sheriff before bidding.
- Escrow funds deposited with RealAuction can be allocated across multiple Texas counties on the same login, but a user must sign in to the Jackson County site before allocating funds to it.
- Property research is on the bidder. Neither the county nor RealAuction warrants title or condition, and title insurance may be hard to obtain on a sheriff's deed.
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.
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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