Jim Wells County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County, seat of Alice: 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
- The county's own website publishes no tax sale page.
- Format
- In person
On this page
How Jim Wells County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- The Jim Wells County Sheriff or a constable conducts the sale. The Sheriff office page states the sheriff "may conduct sales of forfeited property, property being sold at auction for failure to pay property taxes and property sold to satisfy judgments in civil cases." Delinquent tax suits and the published sale inventory are handled by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, which lists Jim Wells County as one of its Texas venues. The Jim Wells County Tax Assessor-Collector (Mary C. Lozano) is the county tax office.
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
The LGBS Jim Wells County record answers "Bidder Registration:" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Bidding is by open outcry: per the LGBS Texas FAQ, "There is no formal bidding process for Public Auctions. Oral bids are made consecutively by whoever can raise the last bid made... All sales will be to the highest bidder. The officer begins by announcing the sale and the official minimum opening bid, and then asks for bidders." The same FAQ notes that in counties of 250,000 or more, and in less populated counties that have adopted Texas Tax Code Section 34.015, "purchasers at tax sales must present to the sheriff or constable conducting the sale a written statement issued to the purchaser by the county tax assessor-collector stating that the purchaser owes no delinquent property taxes to the county." Confirm with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-668-5720 whether Jim Wells County has adopted Section 34.015 before bidding. Payment is by cashier's check or money order, payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.
Sale format and venue
Jim Wells County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Jim Wells 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 LGBS Tax Sale Properties portal, Jim Wells County (23 struck-off parcels available for future sale) 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
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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use The Jim Wells County Sheriff or a constable conducts the sale. The Sheriff office page states the sheriff "may conduct sales of forfeited property, property being sold at auction for failure to pay property taxes and property sold to satisfy judgments in civil cases." Delinquent tax suits and the published sale inventory are handled by the county's delinquent tax law firm, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, which lists Jim Wells County as one of its Texas venues. The Jim Wells County Tax Assessor-Collector (Mary C. Lozano) is the county tax office. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Jim Wells County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from LGBS Tax Sale Properties portal, Jim Wells County (23 struck-off parcels available for future sale). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
The LGBS Jim Wells County record answers "Bidder Registration:" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Bidding is by open outcry: per the LGBS Texas FAQ, "There is no formal bidding process for Public Auctions. Oral bids are made consecutively by whoever can raise the last bid made... All sales will be to the highest bidder. The officer begins by announcing the sale and the official minimum opening bid, and then asks for bidders." The same FAQ notes that in counties of 250,000 or more, and in less populated counties that have adopted Texas Tax Code Section 34.015, "purchasers at tax sales must present to the sheriff or constable conducting the sale a written statement issued to the purchaser by the county tax assessor-collector stating that the purchaser owes no delinquent property taxes to the county." Confirm with the Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-668-5720 whether Jim Wells County has adopted Section 34.015 before bidding. Payment is by cashier's check or money order, payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.
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
Jim Wells County Tax Assessor-Collector (Mary C. Lozano)
361-668-5720 (county page: "361-668-5720, Press 3"); fax 361-668-5754
Mailing: P.O. Box 1051, Alice, Texas 78333-1051. Physical: 601 E. Main St., Ste. 175, Alice, Texas 78332. Office hours Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Official websiteCounty notes
- Sale is IN PERSON at the south door of the Jim Wells County Courthouse, 200 North Almond Street, Alice, Texas, at 10:00 AM. No online auction platform exists for this county.
- The county's own website publishes no tax sale page. The only foreclosure surface is the County Clerk's Notice of Foreclosure Sale page, whose posted notices are private (deed-of-trust) foreclosures last updated in 2018.
- Jim Wells County's delinquent tax law firm is Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP; its portal (venue id 1143) is the only source carrying county-specific sale location, time, payee and inventory.
- No Section 34.01 sale date was scheduled as of July 26, 2026. All 23 current listings are Section 34.05 struck-off resale inventory with null sale dates.
- Payment is by cashier's check or money order payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Notice of sale is published in the Alice Echo News.
- Jim Wells County Sheriff: 300 N Cameron Street, Alice, Texas 78332, 361-668-0341. Jim Wells County Clerk (J.C. Perez, III): 200 N. Almond Street, Suite 103, Alice, Texas 78332, 361-668-5702.
- Whether Jim Wells County has adopted Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 (written statement of no delinquent taxes) is not published on any county page; a bidder must confirm with the Tax Assessor-Collector.
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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