Wilbarger County, TX tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The county's Property Tax Information page is the only Wilbarger County page that addresses tax sales, and it answers process questions rather than publishing a sale date, a property list, or a bidding platform. The dated notice and property list for each sale live with the county's delinquent tax law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P., reachable at 940-723-4323 per the county page.
• •Sale location is the courthouse. The Wilbarger County Courthouse is at 1700 Wilbarger St, Vernon, TX 76384, with county offices open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• •Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Brian Fritze, PO Box 1556, Vernon, TX 76385, phone (940) 552-6205, fax (940) 553-2318. The Wilbarger County Jail is at 5215 College Drive, Vernon, TX 76384, (940) 553-1351.
• •Constables who may conduct a sale: Precinct 1 Constable James C. Rogers and Precinct 2 Constable Paul Miller, both at 1700 Wilbarger, Vernon, TX 76384, phone (940) 553-2326.
• •Tax office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, with no title changes after 4:00 pm. The office collects for Wilbarger County and Road & Bridge, City of Vernon, Vernon ISD, Vernon College, Northside ISD, Harrold ISD, and Wilbarger General Hospital, so one office handles the no-delinquent-taxes statement across every jurisdiction in a bid. Email ttaylor@co.wilbarger.tx.us. Property tax lookup and online payment run through www.wilbargertax.org.
• •Data-quality flag: the county's Property Tax Information FAQ still asks "Why do I make checks payable to Chris L Quisenberry?" while the Tax Assessor-Collector page lists Tissha Taylor as the current officeholder. Treat the officeholder name on the FAQ page as stale and confirm the payee before mailing funds.
• •The county site's "Foreclosure Notices" link goes to the Wilbarger County Clerk's Real Property Records Search (20/20 Perfect Vision Land Records), where "Foreclosures documents are available at no charge" and deed records run from January 25, 1934 to present. That portal carries recorded notices and deeds, including the sheriff or constable's deed whose recording starts the redemption clock, but it is a records index rather than a tax sale list. County Clerk Jana Kennon, 1700 Wilbarger Street.
• •Struck-off resale channel: the delinquent tax firm's resale page lists Wilbarger County with a City of Vernon notice that routes buyers to Texas Communities Group, Molly Flores, 806-839-2724, molly@texascg.com. Vernon is on that firm's current properties list. Struck-off resales under Texas Tax Code 34.05 are a negotiated or bid-process purchase rather than a courthouse auction, so terms differ from the sheriff's sale.
• •Pre-bid valuation and parcel research go through the Wilbarger County Appraisal District, (940) 553-1857. The district handles appraised values and exemptions and does not conduct or publish the tax sale. Mailing address for name and address corrections is P.O. Drawer 1519, Vernon, TX 76385.

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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