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Lavaca County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Lavaca 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 Lavaca County, seat of Hallettsville: 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 same record lists 'Notice of Sale will typically be posted on or in: Hallettsville Tribune-Herald'.
Format
In person
Registration
No online bidder registration exists for Lavaca County.
County office
361-798-3601
Every displayed fact carries a source badge. Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state pages.How we verify
On this page

How Lavaca 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
Sale is conducted in person by the officer charged with the sale (Lavaca County Sheriff's Office or a precinct constable) under Tex. Tax Code 34.01. Delinquent-tax suits and the public sale listings for Lavaca County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. No fetched Lavaca County source names the specific officer; Linebarger's Lavaca County record only directs bidders to 'contact the officer conducting the sale'.
Frequency
annual
Registration
No online bidder registration exists for Lavaca County.
Sale list
Linebarger tax sale property search, Lavaca County
When it runs
Linebarger's Lavaca County record states, under 'Sales are typically scheduled for:', the response '10:00 AM'. Texas Tax Code 34.01 sets the sale for the first Tuesday of the month. The same record lists 'Notice of Sale will typically be posted on or in: Hallettsville Tribune-Herald'.
Registration and deposit

No online bidder registration exists for Lavaca County. Linebarger's Lavaca County record lists 'Bidder Registration:' with the response 'For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale.' Payment terms are stated as 'Cash or Cashier's Check'. Under Tex. Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the Lavaca County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed, then present it to the officer conducting the sale.

Sale format and venue
Lavaca County runs an in-person redeemable tax deed sale at the courthouse annex, not an online auction. Linebarger's Lavaca County record gives the sale location as 'at the Annex Front Door, 412 N Texana Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Hallettsville, Texas'. The county's own recorded Foreclosure Site Designation Order matches: it orders that 'the South Side of the West front door of Lavaca County Courthouse Annex, 412 North Texana, Hallettsville, Texas shall continue to be the area designated where Foreclosures Sales, Trustees Sales, Ad Valorem Tax Sales and other Sales take place', and designates the north-facing wall inside the west front door of the Annex as the Official Bulletin Posting Board for Notices of Foreclosures, Trustees Sales and Ad Valorem Tax Sales. Payment is cash or cashier's check. At the time of research the Linebarger listings query for Lavaca County returned zero properties, so no sale was scheduled and no struck-off inventory was published. Lavaca County's own website has no tax sale page; its Public Notices section carries only substitute trustee (deed of trust) sale notices, which are separate from tax foreclosure sales. Buyers receive a redeemable deed: 2 years at a 25 percent or 50 percent premium for homestead, agricultural-use and mineral interests, and 180 days at 25 percent for other property, under Tex. Tax Code 34.21. In person at the Lavaca County Courthouse Annex. No online auction platform found.
Source: Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale site, Lavaca County sale-detail record· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Lavaca County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Lavaca 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 Linebarger tax sale property search, Lavaca County for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No online bidder registration exists for Lavaca County. 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 Sale is conducted in person by the officer charged with the sale (Lavaca County Sheriff's Office or a precinct constable) under Tex. Tax Code 34.01. Delinquent-tax suits and the public sale listings for Lavaca County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. No fetched Lavaca County source names the specific officer; Linebarger's Lavaca County record only directs bidders to 'contact the officer conducting the sale'. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Lavaca County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Linebarger tax sale property search, Lavaca County. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No online bidder registration exists for Lavaca County. Linebarger's Lavaca County record lists 'Bidder Registration:' with the response 'For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale.' Payment terms are stated as 'Cash or Cashier's Check'. Under Tex. Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the Lavaca County Tax Assessor-Collector showing no delinquent taxes are owed, then present it to the officer conducting the sale.

  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

Lavaca County Tax Assessor-Collector

361-798-3601

Lavaca County Courthouse Annex, 404 N. Texana, Hallettsville, TX 77964 (mailing: P.O. Box 293, Hallettsville, TX 77964)

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Assessor-Collector is Deborah A. Sevcik. Office hours are listed as 'Lobby: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Drive-up: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Open during lunch'. Fax 361-798-5229.
  • Sales are held outdoors at the Courthouse Annex front door, 412 N. Texana, Hallettsville. Note the tax office is listed at 404 N. Texana while the Annex sale site and the County Clerk are at 412 N. Texana.
  • Sale notices are published in the Hallettsville Tribune-Herald and posted on the Official Bulletin Posting Board inside the west front door of the Courthouse Annex, so the newspaper and the physical board are the primary notice channels.
  • Lavaca County Sheriff's Office: 38 FM 318, P.O. Box 373, Hallettsville, TX 77964, phone 361-798-2121. The Sheriff's page carries no tax sale listings.
  • The county has four precinct constables (Hallettsville, Moulton, Shiner, Yoakum). None of their pages mention conducting sales, so confirm which officer is conducting a given sale before bidding.
  • Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson carries a Lavaca County record in its tax sale registry, which indicates it handles delinquent-tax collection for at least one Lavaca County taxing unit. MVBA's upcoming-sales list and service-area page do not include Lavaca County.
  • No active or struck-off Lavaca County listings were published at the time of research, so call the Tax Assessor-Collector at 361-798-3601 to confirm whether a sale is set and to request the Section 34.015 written statement 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.
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 Lavaca 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 Lavaca County hold tax deed sales?

Lavaca 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 Sale is conducted in person by the officer charged with the sale (Lavaca County Sheriff's Office or a precinct constable) under Tex. Tax Code 34.01. Delinquent-tax suits and the public sale listings for Lavaca County are handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. No fetched Lavaca County source names the specific officer; Linebarger's Lavaca County record only directs bidders to 'contact the officer conducting the sale'. 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 Lavaca County tax sale list?

Lavaca County posts its tax sale list at taxsales.lgbs.com. 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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