Kenedy County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Kenedy 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 Kenedy County, seat of Sarita: 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 at 10:00 AM.
- Format
- In person
- County office
- 361-294-5202
On this page
How Kenedy County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Kenedy County Sheriff's Office, for the Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector; delinquent tax suits and sale listings handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
LGBS lists Kenedy County bidder registration as "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Payment must be made by "cashier's check or money order," payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Bidding is open oral outcry: the officer announces the minimum opening bid and the property goes to the highest bidder. Under Tax Code § 34.015 a purchaser must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes; LGBS says that requirement applies in counties of 250,000 or more population and in smaller counties that have adopted § 34.015, so confirm with the Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-294-5202 before bidding. The statutory fee for the written statement is $10.00.
Sale format and venue
Kenedy County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Kenedy 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 Texas tax sale listings (filter to Kenedy County) 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 at 10:00 AM. 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 Kenedy County Sheriff's Office, for the Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector; delinquent tax suits and sale listings handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Kenedy County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from LGBS Texas tax sale listings (filter to Kenedy County). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
LGBS lists Kenedy County bidder registration as "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Payment must be made by "cashier's check or money order," payable to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Bidding is open oral outcry: the officer announces the minimum opening bid and the property goes to the highest bidder. Under Tax Code § 34.015 a purchaser must present a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes; LGBS says that requirement applies in counties of 250,000 or more population and in smaller counties that have adopted § 34.015, so confirm with the Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-294-5202 before bidding. The statutory fee for the written statement is $10.00.
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
Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector
P.O. Box 129, Sarita, TX 78385 (physical office: 319 La Parra Ave., Sarita, TX 78385)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Kenedy County's own tax office page carries a county notice stating "We have retained the law firm of Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP to assist in resolving delinquent accounts," which confirms LGBS as the county's delinquent tax counsel.
- Address discrepancy to verify before showing up: the county website gives the courthouse as 101 East La Parra Avenue, Sarita, TX 78385, while LGBS states the sale is at the front door of the courthouse at 101 Mallory Street. Confirm the exact door with the Sheriff's Office at 361-294-5205.
- Neither the Kenedy County website nor the Kenedy County Appraisal District site publishes a tax sale page, sale calendar, or struck-off list. The county's Public Notices page carried no sale notices when checked in July 2026.
- The county's online property search at search.kenedycountytx.gov covers account lookups and tax balances only; it does not publish a delinquent, sale, or struck-off list.
- Kenedy County Tax Assessor-Collector is Irma G. Longoria, PCC, CTOP, PCAC; office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., open during lunch. Email taxoffice@kenedycountytx.gov, fax 361-294-5710.
- Kenedy County Sheriff is Ramon Salinas III, P.O. Box 10 / 175 Cuellar Avenue, Sarita, TX 78385, phone 361-294-5205. The county website lists no constable office, so the Sheriff is the officer expected to conduct the sale.
- Kenedy County Appraisal District: Chief Appraiser Thomas G. Denney, RPA, P.O. Box 39, Sarita, TX 78385-0039, phone 361-294-5333.
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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