Refugio County, TX tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Refugio 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 Refugio County, seat of Refugio: 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
- Refugio County publishes no tax sale calendar or sale notice online.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Not published online by Refugio County.
- County office
- 361-526-2023
On this page
How Refugio County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Refugio County Sheriff's Office (sale conducted by the Sheriff or a Constable under a district court order of sale; delinquent-tax billing and bidder statements run through the Refugio County Tax Assessor-Collector)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Refugio County publishes no tax sale calendar or sale notice online.
- Registration
- Not published online by Refugio County.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Not published online by Refugio County. Neither the Tax Assessor-Collector page nor the Sheriff or Constable pages post bidder rules, deposit terms, or a registration form. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector certifying no delinquent taxes are owed, so request that statement from the Refugio County Tax Assessor-Collector at 808 Commerce Street, Room 109, and confirm payment and registration terms with that office.
Sale format and venue
Refugio County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Refugio 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
Refugio County publishes no tax sale list online. The Refugio County Sheriff's Office (sale conducted by the Sheriff or a Constable under a district court order of sale; delinquent-tax billing and bidder statements run through the Refugio County Tax Assessor-Collector) advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call 361-526-2023 to ask for the current advertisement.Register to bid
Sale day
Refugio County publishes no tax sale calendar or sale notice online. 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 Refugio County Sheriff's Office (sale conducted by the Sheriff or a Constable under a district court order of sale; delinquent-tax billing and bidder statements run through the Refugio County Tax Assessor-Collector) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Refugio County
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Start with the live sale list
There is no online list to price against. Refugio County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 361-526-2023 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.Confirm registration and deposit
Not published online by Refugio County. Neither the Tax Assessor-Collector page nor the Sheriff or Constable pages post bidder rules, deposit terms, or a registration form. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector certifying no delinquent taxes are owed, so request that statement from the Refugio County Tax Assessor-Collector at 808 Commerce Street, Room 109, and confirm payment and registration terms with that office.
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
County notes
- The elected County Tax Assessor-Collector is Liz L. Kelley. The office is in the Refugio County Courthouse at 808 Commerce Street, Room 109, phone 361-526-2023, fax 361-526-2279.
- The Refugio County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Matthew Tuttle) is at 808 Commerce St / P.O. Box 1022, Refugio, TX 78377, phone 361-526-2352. Its web page posts no sale notices or civil process sale calendar.
- Refugio County has two constable precincts (Precinct 1 Sheldon Wiginton, Precinct 2 J.J. Garza), both at 808 Commerce Street, phone 361-526-2351. Neither posts sale notices online.
- No county page publishes a tax sale list, struck-off or resale inventory, bidder registration form, or deposit rules. Buyers should call the Tax Assessor-Collector directly.
- Verified negative: Refugio County is absent from the RealAuction Texas sheriff sale platform county list, from the Linebarger (LGBS) public tax sale search, and from MVBA's upcoming sale schedule. No online auction platform could be confirmed for this county.
- The Refugio County Tax Office online portal (actweb.acttax.com) supports account search and payment only. It is not a delinquent or sale list.
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
Does Refugio County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
How often does Refugio County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
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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