Shackelford County, TX tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The appraisal district, not the county tax office, collects property taxes here. The CAD home page states "We also collect taxes for the following entities: Shackelford County, Shackelford County Hospital District, Albany ISD, Moran ISD, City of Albany, City of Moran", and lists "your local Tax Assessor-Collector" as Richard Petree, 132 Hill St., Albany, TX 76430, 325-762-2207. Source: cad_home.
• •Tax foreclosure suits are styled "Shackelford County Appraisal District v [owner]", and sale proceeds are paid by cash or cashier's check payable to Shackelford County Appraisal District. Source: cad_bidsheet.
• •The elected County Tax Assessor-Collector sits on the first floor of the County Courthouse, 225 South Main Street, Albany, TX 76430, mailing PO Box 2620, Albany, TX 76430, phone 325-762-9420, fax 325-762-9421. That office handles vehicle registration and voter registration and directs property tax questions to Shackelford CAD. Source: county_tax_assessor, confirmed by comptroller_directory.
• •Shackelford County Sheriff's Office: 791 U.S. Hwy 180 West, Albany, Texas 76430, administrative phone 325-762-9500, dispatch 325-762-9555. Source: county_sheriff.
• •The county website's "Notice of Substitute Trustee Sale" page carries mortgage foreclosure notices, not tax foreclosure notices, so do not use it as the tax sale list. Source: county_home.
• •Sale office hours for the appraisal district: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed for lunch 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Source: cad_taxsales.
• •Sales are infrequent in this small county. Bid sheets found on the CAD site cover December 2013, February 5 2019, and June 2 2026. Source: cad_2019_sale, cad_bidsheet.
• •Deeds, maps and plats sit with the County Clerk or the appraisal district; the underlying lawsuit files sit with the District Clerk. Property is sold by legal description, as is, all sales final, and addresses printed on the bid sheet may not be accurate. Source: cad_bidsheet.
• •Buyers may inherit city or property owners association liens for demolition, mowing or maintenance. Source: cad_bidsheet.

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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