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Jeff Davis County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County, seat of Fort Davis: 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.

Announcements
Jeff Davis County posts every sale notice on one page, "Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure", which archives notices back to 2020.
Registration
In-person bidding at the courthouse.
County office
432-426-3962
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How Jeff Davis County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas (sale notices are signed "Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas" and filed with the Clerk of the County Court; in Jeff Davis County the Sheriff also serves as County Tax Assessor-Collector)
Frequency
annual
Registration
In-person bidding at the courthouse.
Sale list
Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., held only when there are judgments or tax warrants to execute. The March 2026 notice reads: "I will proceed to sell at 10:00 AM on the 3rd day of March, 2026, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Courthouse door of said Jeff Davis County, in the City of Fort Davis, Texas." The April 2026 notice reads: "I will proceed to sell at 10:00 a.m. on the 7th day of April, 2026 at the steps of the South Door of the Jeff Davis County Courthouse, in Fort Davis." An August 5, 2025 sale used the same 10:00 a.m. South Door location.
Registration and deposit

In-person bidding at the courthouse. The posted notices state in capitals: "ALL BIDDERS MUST NOW DISPLAY PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE." That is the written statement from the county tax assessor-collector certifying the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county. No online pre-registration was found on the county site.

Sale format and venue
Jeff Davis County runs its redeemable tax deed sales IN PERSON at the courthouse, not on an online auction platform. No online auction platform is named anywhere on the county site or in the posted notices, so no platform URL is reported. Sales take place at the Courthouse door / steps of the South Door of the Jeff Davis County Courthouse, 100 Court Avenue, Fort Davis, TX 79734. Two paths appear in the notices: (1) Orders of Sale from the 394th District Court after a delinquent tax judgment, styled "Jeff Davis County vs. [owner]", and (2) Tax Warrants issued by the 394th District Court, styled "Jeff Davis County, et al vs. Owners of Various Properties Located Within Jeff Davis County, Texas". Recent inventory is dominated by small vacant lots and acreage in the Green Valley Acres subdivisions and lots in the Town of Valentine. The county's delinquent tax law firm is Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP (Midland office, 2500 N. Big Spring St. Suite D, Midland, TX 79705, 432-522-2427), which signs the Notices of Seizure for the Jeff Davis County Tax Office and directs questions on payment and bidding instructions to that office. The March 2026 notice adds: "The minimum bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgment(s) against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF JUDGMENT." Note that the same Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure page also carries Substitute Trustee's Sale notices, which are private deed-of-trust foreclosures and not tax sales.
Source: Jeff Davis County, Texas - Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Jeff Davis County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Jeff Davis 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 Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    In-person bidding at the courthouse. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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 Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas (sale notices are signed "Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas" and filed with the Clerk of the County Court; in Jeff Davis County the Sheriff also serves as County Tax Assessor-Collector) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Jeff Davis County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    In-person bidding at the courthouse. The posted notices state in capitals: "ALL BIDDERS MUST NOW DISPLAY PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE." That is the written statement from the county tax assessor-collector certifying the bidder owes no delinquent property taxes in the county. No online pre-registration was found on the county site.

  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

Jeff Davis County Tax Assessor-Collector

432-426-3962

P.O. Box 1061, Fort Davis, TX 79734 (physical: 105 Court Avenue, Fort Davis, TX 79734)

Official website

County notes

  • Jeff Davis County posts every sale notice on one page, "Foreclosure/Notice of Seizure", which archives notices back to 2020. That page is the practical sale list; there is no separate bidder portal.
  • The Sheriff conducts the sale and the same officeholder, Sheriff Victor Lopez, is listed as County Tax Assessor-Collector, so the office issuing the Section 34.015 written statement and the office crying the sale share one address at 105 Court Avenue, Fort Davis.
  • Sheriff's office direct line is 432-426-3213 (fax 432-426-3937); the Tax Assessor-Collector line is 432-426-3962 (fax 432-426-0801).
  • Sales are irregular. Notices on the county page show sheriff's sales on August 5, 2025, October 1, 2024, March 3, 2026 and April 7, 2026, all at 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday. Check the page before travelling to Fort Davis.
  • Bidders should read the underlying notice PDF for each sale. Property is identified by legal description and appraisal account number only, with no address or minimum bid published on the county page.
  • Most offered tracts are remote unimproved desert land in the Green Valley Acres subdivisions, which makes access, water and road frontage the main due-diligence questions.

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 Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County hold tax deed sales?

Jeff Davis 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 Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas (sale notices are signed "Sheriff, Jeff Davis County, Texas" and filed with the Clerk of the County Court; in Jeff Davis County the Sheriff also serves as County Tax Assessor-Collector) 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 Jeff Davis County tax sale list?

Jeff Davis County posts its tax sale list at jeffdaviscounty.texas.gov. 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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