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La Salle County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the La Salle 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 La Salle County, seat of Cotulla: 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.

Format
In person
Registration
No online registration.
County office
(830) 483-5134
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How La Salle County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
La Salle County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Hector C. Ramirez), selling under order of sale from the District Court of La Salle County for La Salle County, Cotulla ISD and the other taxing units
Frequency
annual
Registration
No online registration.
Sale list
Trustee Sales and Tax Sales notices (La Salle County)
When it runs
First Tuesday of the month, in person, held only when foreclosure judgments are ready rather than on a fixed monthly cycle. The September 2, 2025 notice reads: "will offer for sale the following properties, on the first Tuesday in September, 2025, the same being the 2nd day of said month, at the East Door, 101 Courthouse Square of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Cotulla, Texas, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM." Recent recorded sales: September 2, 2025; October 1, 2024; September 5, 2023.
Registration and deposit

No online registration. Bidding is in person at the East Door of the La Salle County Courthouse and the notice states the Sheriff "will proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder." Neither the county sale notices nor the Tax Assessor-Collector site publishes a county bidder-registration procedure, so confirm the Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 written statement of no delinquent taxes with the Tax Assessor-Collector before the sale. The notices direct questions to plaintiffs' attorney Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP at (210) 225-4422.

Sale format and venue
La Salle County runs a traditional in-person redeemable tax deed sale. The Sheriff sells at the East Door of the courthouse at 101 Courthouse Square, Cotulla, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., beginning at 10:00 AM. Sale notices are filed with the County and District Clerk and posted on the county's Trustee Sales page alongside private mortgage foreclosure notices, so investors must read each PDF heading to separate "Tax Sale" postings from ordinary trustee sales. Minimum bid per the notice: "the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value," except that an owner or a party to the suit must bid the aggregate judgments plus all costs of suit and sale. The notice warns "ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE" and that additional taxes may have accrued since judgment. Property is sold as is, where is, with no warranty of title or condition, and remains "subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein." The 2025 sale offered seven tracts in Cotulla, Encinal and Fowlerton with adjudged values from $2,350 to $55,480. In person (live outcry at the courthouse, no online auction platform)
Source: La Salle County Notice of Sale, tax sale of September 2, 2025, signed Sheriff Hector C. Ramirez· Verified Jul 27, 2026

La Salle County tax sale list and auction calendar

For La Salle 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 Trustee Sales and Tax Sales notices (La Salle County) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No online registration. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use La Salle County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Hector C. Ramirez), selling under order of sale from the District Court of La Salle County for La Salle County, Cotulla ISD and the other taxing units as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in La Salle County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Trustee Sales and Tax Sales notices (La Salle County). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No online registration. Bidding is in person at the East Door of the La Salle County Courthouse and the notice states the Sheriff "will proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder." Neither the county sale notices nor the Tax Assessor-Collector site publishes a county bidder-registration procedure, so confirm the Texas Tax Code Section 34.015 written statement of no delinquent taxes with the Tax Assessor-Collector before the sale. The notices direct questions to plaintiffs' attorney Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP at (210) 225-4422.

  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

La Salle County Tax Assessor-Collector

(830) 483-5134

P.O. Box 737, Cotulla, TX 78014 (physical: 101 Courthouse Square, Suite 114, Cotulla, TX 78014)

Official website

County notes

  • Sales are conducted by the La Salle County Sheriff's Office, 101 Courthouse Square, Cotulla, TX 78014, phone (830) 879-3044. The county describes the Sheriff's duty to 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."
  • Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the delinquent-tax law firm for the La Salle County taxing units and is named as attorney for plaintiffs on the sale notices, with contact number (210) 225-4422.
  • The Tax Assessor-Collector site (lasallecountytxtax.org) carries property search, payment and Truth in Taxation material but publishes no tax sale page, list, or bidder-registration form. The county's Trustee Sales index is the only official posting location found.
  • Sale volume is small. Only four Tax Sale notices appear in the county index, covering 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, so buyers should monitor the page rather than assume a monthly first-Tuesday sale.
  • Tax Assessor-Collector office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and the office stays open through lunch. Officeholder: Dora A. Gonzales, PCC, CTOP, PCAC. Second phone line: (830) 483-5102.
  • No online auction platform was found for this county. taxsales.lgbs.com is a JavaScript application that could not be verified as carrying La Salle County listings, so it is deliberately excluded.

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 La Salle 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 La Salle County hold tax deed sales?

La Salle 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 La Salle County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Hector C. Ramirez), selling under order of sale from the District Court of La Salle County for La Salle County, Cotulla ISD and the other taxing units 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 La Salle County tax sale list?

La Salle County posts its tax sale list at co.la-salle.tx.us. 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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