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Tax Sale Atlas

Washington County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Washington 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 Washington County, seat of Brenham: 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 county-specific bidder registration procedure is published.
County office
979-277-6200
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On this page

How Washington 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
Sheriff or constable sale held for the Washington County taxing units, with delinquent tax suits and sale notices handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Neither the county website nor the sheriff website names a conducting officer; Linebarger's Washington County sheet directs bidders to "contact the officer conducting the sale."
Frequency
annual
Registration
No county-specific bidder registration procedure is published.
Sale list
Washington CAD tax sale, tax resale, and mobile home sale notices
When it runs
Linebarger's Washington County record lists "Sales are typically scheduled for: 10:00 AM" and a sale location of "at the Steps, 100 East Main Street of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Brenham, Texas 77833." No specific sale date is published at the time of this check: all three notices on the Washington CAD Tax Sale Information page (current tax sale, current tax resale, current mobile home sale) return a one-page PDF reading "No sales at this time." Texas sheriff sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under Tax Code 34.01.
Registration and deposit

No county-specific bidder registration procedure is published. Linebarger's Washington County entry answers "Bidder Registration:" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed before bidding. Payment terms listed for Washington County are "Cash or Cashier's Check."

Sale format and venue
Washington County runs its tax foreclosure sale IN PERSON on the courthouse steps in Brenham. No online auction platform was found for this county, so no platform URL is given. Sale notices are published in The Brenham Banner Press per Linebarger's county sheet. The county's own website has no tax sale page; the sale notices live on the Washington County Appraisal District site, which posts three PDFs (current tax sale, current tax resale, current mobile home sale) that all currently read "No sales at this time." Linebarger's county record also states that struck-off properties and properties not yet scheduled may be set for sale in the future. Washington County does not appear in MVBA's upcoming Texas tax sale calendar. The county's separate On-Line Auction Service page covers government surplus, not tax-foreclosed real estate. In person at the Washington County Courthouse steps, 100 East Main Street, Brenham, TX 77833
Source: Washington County Appraisal District Tax Sale Information page· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Washington County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Washington 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 Washington CAD tax sale, tax resale, and mobile home sale notices for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No county-specific bidder registration procedure is published. 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 Sheriff or constable sale held for the Washington County taxing units, with delinquent tax suits and sale notices handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Neither the county website nor the sheriff website names a conducting officer; Linebarger's Washington County sheet directs bidders to "contact the officer conducting the sale." as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Washington County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Washington CAD tax sale, tax resale, and mobile home sale notices. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No county-specific bidder registration procedure is published. Linebarger's Washington County entry answers "Bidder Registration:" with "For more information, contact the officer conducting the sale." Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must obtain a written statement from the county assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed before bidding. Payment terms listed for Washington County are "Cash or Cashier's Check."

  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

Washington County Tax Assessor-Collector

979-277-6200

Washington County Courthouse, 100 East Main, Suite 100, Brenham, TX 77833

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Assessor-Collector is Cheryl Gaskamp; office hours 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, fax 979-277-6282, email CGaskamp@washingtoncountytx.gov.
  • Washington County Appraisal District (1301 Niebuhr Street, Brenham, TX 77833; mailing P.O. Box 681, Brenham, TX 77834-0681; phone 979-277-3740) hosts the tax sale notices and collects for the taxing units as "Consolidated Tax Collections of Washington County."
  • Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP lists Washington County, TX in its tax sale county registry with a Brenham courthouse-steps sale location, a 10:00 AM start, cash or cashier's check payment, and notices published in The Brenham Banner Press.
  • Linebarger's live property listing feed returned zero active or struck-off Washington County parcels at the time of this check, matching the appraisal district's "No sales at this time." notices.
  • The Washington County Sheriff's Office website has no civil process, sheriff sale, or tax sale section.
  • Web search quota was exhausted during this run, so discovery relied on direct fetches of official county, appraisal district, sheriff, and delinquent-tax-firm URLs. Every URL listed in sources was fetched and returned content.

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 Washington 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 Washington County hold tax deed sales?

Washington 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 Sheriff or constable sale held for the Washington County taxing units, with delinquent tax suits and sale notices handled by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP. Neither the county website nor the sheriff website names a conducting officer; Linebarger's Washington County sheet 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 Washington County tax sale list?

Washington County posts its tax sale list at washingtoncad.org. 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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