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McLennan County (county seat Waco) sells tax foreclosed property online only. Tax sales in McLennan County are ordered by the district court and directed to the constable, and the county runs the bidding through two delinquent tax firms. The GovEase county FAQ states that Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson and MVBA handle the sales and run their portions differently, with the Linebarger overbid sale beginning at 1 PM Central and the MVBA sale beginning at 2 PM Central and closing at 3:55 PM Central.

Venue or platform: GovEase, at liveauctions.govease.com. Parcels are loaded into the Auctions page on GovEase, prebidding opens once a parcel is loaded, and each parcel is live for three minutes in the live sale.

Next sale: Tuesday, December 1, 2026 (the standing first Tuesday date; see the note). No dated December 1, 2026 notice was found on an official county or firm source as of November 9, 2026, so December 1 is a standing rule date and not a published sale with a list. The most recent official form notice found was the joint notice for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, sold online on GovEase between 10 AM and 4 PM, with resales offered in the same notice under Section 34.05. A secondary tracker, TaxSalesFeed, reported 0 upcoming McLennan sales and 47 notices tracked, with data as of November 8, 2026, and that count is secondary and not an official count.

No official December list count is published. Secondary source TaxSalesFeed, data as of November 8, 2026, reported no upcoming McLennan County tax foreclosure sales on record and one sale past its date in the prior period, and that tracker count is labeled secondary here.

Dates and deadlines

Next saleTuesday, December 1, 2026 (the standing first Tuesday date; see the note)
Sale patternSales are held on the first Tuesday of the month, inside the statutory 10 AM to 4 PM window in Texas Tax Code Section 34.01. McLennan County does not hold an in person tax sale on the courthouse steps, and the GovEase FAQ states plainly that auctions will be online only.
FormatOnline only
Venue or platformGovEase, at liveauctions.govease.com. Parcels are loaded into the Auctions page on GovEase, prebidding opens once a parcel is loaded, and each parcel is live for three minutes in the live sale.
Who conductsTax sales in McLennan County are ordered by the district court and directed to the constable, and the county runs the bidding through two delinquent tax firms. The GovEase county FAQ states that Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson and MVBA handle the sales and run their portions differently, with the Linebarger overbid sale beginning at 1 PM Central and the MVBA sale beginning at 2 PM Central and closing at 3:55 PM Central.
The listThe parcel list posts on GovEase when the firms load the parcels into the Auctions page, and the joint notice of sale is also published in the newspaper legal notices. Bidding starts at the minimum bid, which under Section 34.01(j) is the lesser of the amount due under the judgment or the adjudged value, and the system raises bids in 100 dollar increments up to the overbid amount a bidder sets.

Sources: McLennan County FAQ, GovEase Help. McLennan County tax sales, TaxSalesFeed, secondary tracker. Texas Tax Code, Chapter 34 (official text). Confirm with the conducting officer or the county tax office before relying on any date on this page: sales move, terms change, and properties are withdrawn when owners pay or courts stay the sale.

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How Texas tax sales work

  • A taxing unit sues, and the court orders the sale. Delinquent taxes become a lien; a taxing unit (county, city, school district) sues to foreclose it, or the property is seized under a tax warrant. The sheriff or a constable conducts the sale.
  • The sale is the first Tuesday of the month. By statute (Tax Code Section 34.01), a sale runs between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on the first Tuesday, at the courthouse or the place the commissioners court has designated. If the first Tuesday is January 1 or July 4, it moves to the first Wednesday. A county authorized for online sales runs them on the same day, closing at 4:00 PM.
  • The minimum bid is set by the judgment. A property cannot sell for less than the lesser of the total amount due under the judgment (taxes, penalties, interest, other judgment amounts, court costs and the costs of sale) or the adjudged value the judgment states (Section 34.01(j)).
  • You prove you owe no delinquent taxes before you get a deed. The officer cannot deliver a deed until the buyer exhibits a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent taxes owed to the county, or to the school districts and municipalities inside it (Section 34.015). The statement costs no more than $10 and expires after 90 days. Some counties run a registration system instead (Section 34.011), where bidders register with the assessor-collector before the sale begins; Harris County on this page set is one.
  • The deed vests the defendant's interest, with no warranty. The officer prepares the deed (Section 34.01(m)). It vests the interest the defendant owned, subject only to the redemption right below, certain restrictive covenants and liens recorded before January 1 of the lien year, and valid easements of record (Section 34.01(n)). The tax liens included in the judgment are extinguished by the sale.
  • Texas is a redeemable deed state. If the property was a residence homestead, land designated for agricultural use, or a mineral interest, the former owner has two years from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record to redeem, paying the bid, the recording fee, and what the purchaser paid in taxes, penalties, interest and costs, plus a premium of 25 percent of that total in the first year or 50 percent in the second (Section 34.21). Every other property carries a 180 day redemption period with a premium of up to 25 percent. During the redemption period the buyer has no right to use the property or collect rents.
  • What does not sell is struck off, then resold. If no bid reaches the minimum, the officer bids the property off to the taxing unit that brought the suit, for itself and the other taxing units in it (Section 34.01(j)). That unit may resell at any time by public or private sale (Section 34.05): a public resale can go for any amount, and a private sale must meet a floor, the lesser of the judgment market value or the total judgments, unless every taxing unit entitled to proceeds consents to less.

How registration works in McLennan County

Register on GovEase before bidding. Create or sign in to a GovEase profile, choose Register or Add Auctions under My Account, find McLennan County and click Register, then electronically sign and upload all registration documents so the county can approve the bidder. The GovEase FAQ does not publish a separate county tax office statement fee or a statement deadline, and the Section 34.015 written statement of no delinquent taxes is still required by statute before an officer may deliver a deed.

  • The deed names the registered bidder. Register in the name that should hold title; an officer cannot deliver a deed to someone other than the successful bidder.
  • The statement expires. A Section 34.015 statement is good for 90 days from issuance. A monthly bidder keeps it current rather than re-requesting it in sale week.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

Payment, McLennan CountyPay in full by 4:30 PM Central on the day after the auction. The GovEase FAQ lists wire transfers as the accepted form of payment and directs bidders to GovEase support for wire instructions. A winning bidder who does not pay loses the property to the second highest bidder or a later sale, may face penalties under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 652, and will not be allowed to bid again, and deed preparation may take six to eight weeks with the deed mailed by certified mail.
Deposit, McLennan CountyNo deposit is published in the GovEase McLennan County FAQ or in the county sale notice found for this check. Do not assume a deposit amount, and confirm any deposit requirement inside GovEase when a dated sale is posted.
Minimum bid (state law)The property cannot be sold for less than the lesser of the total amount due under the judgment (taxes, penalties, interest, other judgment amounts, court costs and the costs of sale) or the adjudged value stated in the judgment (Tax Code Section 34.01(j)). A different floor can apply to a bidder who owns an interest in the property or was a party to the suit.
Redemption: homestead, agricultural, mineralTwo years from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record. The former owner redeems by paying the bid amount, the deed recording fee, and the taxes, penalties, interest and costs the purchaser paid, plus a premium of 25 percent of that total in the first year or 50 percent in the second (Section 34.21). While the period runs, the buyer has no right to use the property or collect rents.
Redemption: all other property180 days from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record, on the same payment terms, with a premium of up to 25 percent (Section 34.21).
Deed and titleThe officer prepares a deed to the purchaser (Section 34.01(m)). It vests the interest the defendant owned, subject only to the redemption right, certain restrictive covenants and liens recorded before January 1 of the lien year, and valid easements of record (Section 34.01(n)). It is not a warranty deed, and the tax liens included in the judgment are extinguished by the sale.
Excess proceedsIf a property sells for more than the judgment, the excess is distributed under Section 34.02 and paid into the court for the former owner to claim. It is not the buyer's money and it is not a discount on the bid.

Struck off and tax resales: the leftover list

When a McLennan County property draws no bid at or above the minimum, the officer bids it off to the taxing unit that brought the suit. That unit holds it in trust for the other taxing units and may resell it at any time, by public or private sale, under Tax Code Section 34.05. Public resales can go for any amount; a private sale must meet the statutory floor unless every taxing unit entitled to proceeds consents to less. Resale deeds remain subject to any redemption period still running, priced from the taxing unit's own deed date. Property that receives no bid at or above the minimum is bid off to the taxing unit that requested the order of sale and is held in trust by the taxing units. McLennan County offers that struck off property again as resales under Texas Tax Code Section 34.05, and the November 3, 2026 joint notice carried a resales section listing properties held in trust and offered under that section. No separate struck off inventory page was verified on an official source for this check.

Before you bid

  • Check the list in sale week and again on sale morning. Owners pay, courts stay sales, and officers withdraw properties right up to the start. A list you researched last week is not the list that sells.
  • Price the redemption period, not just the bid. On a homestead, agricultural or mineral parcel the former owner can redeem for two years from the deed recording date and you cannot use the property or collect rents meanwhile. The premium (25 percent in year one, 50 percent in year two) is the compensation if it happens. Bid like the wait is real.
  • The deed carries no warranty. What the defendant owned is what you get, subject to the recorded easements and covenants the statute preserves. Liens outside the judgment, access, zoning and condition are the buyer's homework, and buyers who need marketable title plan title work after the redemption period runs.
  • Set the maximum before the sale opens. The free Max-Bid Calculator below works backwards from your resale or hold value to the highest bid you can pay, with the costs shown.

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