Jones County, TX tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •County seat is Anson. The Tax Assessor-Collector is Gloria Little; the office lists phone 325-823-2437 and fax 325-823-4246.
• •Jones County Sheriff Danny Jimenez, 325-823-3201, P.O. Box 821, Anson, TX 79501. The Sheriff page publishes no sale schedule or bidder instructions.
• •Jones County Constable Nic Puente, 325-823-2656, P.O. Box 345, Anson, TX 79501, located at the Jones County Courthouse. The page publishes no sale information.
• •Designated public auction area: a county-posted first-Tuesday notice names "The South entrance to the Jones County Courthouse, 1100 12th Street, Anson, Jones County, Texas 79501, or in the area designated by the Commissioners Court pursuant to Section 51.002 of the Texas Property Code," with "Time of Sale: Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m." That notice is a substitute trustee's sale rather than a tax sale, but it identifies the commissioners-court designated area where public real property auctions are held.
• •The county website lists the courthouse address as 100 Courthouse Square, Anson, TX 79501, while posted sale notices use 1100 12th Street, Anson, TX 79501. Both refer to the Jones County Courthouse.
• •Linebarger's Texas FAQ states sales are advertised three times before the auction in a newspaper published in the county, and that there is no formal bidding process at a public auction: oral bids run consecutively from the announced minimum opening bid to the highest bidder.
• •The Jones County Appraisal District site (jonescad.org) returned a "Server maintenance" page during research and could not be checked for tax office or sale content.
• •Research limitation: web search was unavailable during this session, so findings come from direct fetches of the county website and the Linebarger tax sale site. Verify the sale date, location, and registration steps with the Sheriff's Office and Tax Assessor-Collector before bidding.

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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.21 - Right of redemptionTex. Tax Code 34.21Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Texas Tax Code 34.03 - Disposition of excess proceedsTex. Tax Code 34.03Verified Jul 25, 2026

Governing statute

Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34Texas Tax Code 34.01 - Sale of propertyTex. Tax Code 34.01Verified Jul 25, 2026

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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