Atascosa County, Texas

Redeemable Deed52,783 residentsLive auctions →

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property

Investor returnstate default

25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category

Governing statutestate default

Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34

Notes

Texas redeemable tax-deed county. Atascosa County (Jourdanton / Pleasanton) sells tax-foreclosed parcels after judicial foreclosure — typically first-Tuesday Sheriff/constable sales when inventory is posted. San Antonio southern-exurb market with energy and ag employment. Confirm monthly lists with Tax Assessor-Collector and collection counsel.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person or online per current Sheriff/collection counsel notice

Frequency

First Tuesday of the month when parcels are posted after judgment

Platform

Atascosa County Tax Assessor-Collector / Sheriff tax sales ↗

Deposit rules

Typically full payment same day in cash or cashier's check; no-delinquent-tax statement from Tax Assessor-Collector required (Tex. Tax Code §34.015). Confirm current platform (in-person steps vs online vendor) with county before sale day.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

HOA/POA and federal tax liens can survive; statutory redemption periods apply after deed recording. Sheriff's tax deed is without warranty.

Quiet title

Practically required for insurable title after Texas tax sale.

Deal maths for Texas

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $400

Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01).

Offices and records

Tax collector

Atascosa County Tax Assessor-Collector ↗

Clerk of court

Atascosa County Clerk (deed records) ↗

Property appraiser

Atascosa County Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Atascosa CAD parcel maps ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Pleasanton city core

Largest local retail/job center with San Antonio commute spillover

Jourdanton / county-seat corridor

Government services and entry-priced SF

I-37 / Poteet fringe

Highway access toward San Antonio with relative-value inventory