Chambers County, Texas

Redeemable Deed56,179 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 (judicial tax foreclosure) county. Chambers County (Anahuac) tax foreclosure / constable sales follow the first-Tuesday pattern after judgment; Tax Office and CAD handle bills and values. Struck-off trust properties for Chambers County and local ISDs (Anahuac, East Chambers, Barbers Hill) are offered via resale bid forms through the county's tax counsel (historically Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott — pbfcm.com resale lists), not only live courthouse outcry. Houston east / Baytown–Mont Belvieu petrochemical corridor market with strong industrial employment.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person constable/sheriff tax foreclosure (first Tuesday pattern) plus written resale offers on struck-off trust inventory

Frequency

First Tuesday of the month when judgments post; resale list updated periodically by tax counsel

Platform

Chambers County Tax Office / Constable tax sales; trust resales via tax counsel bid form ↗

Deposit rules

Live tax sales: typical Texas cash/cashier's check day-of payment to the officer by published cutoff — confirm with Constable and Tax Office. Trust resales: submit required bid form to tax counsel; offers below liability may need multi-entity approval (60–180 days). Taxing entities will not accept offers from parties who themselves owe delinquent taxes. No title insurance or survey provided on resales.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

HOA/POA liens can survive if not properly joined. Federal tax liens survive. Redemption periods (2 years homestead/ag/mineral; 180 days other) and penalties apply after constable tax sale. Full deed and municipal lien search mandatory in industrial-adjacent zones.

Quiet title

Title companies generally require quiet title before insuring Texas tax-sale property because of redemption rights and possible un-joined lienholders.

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

Chambers County Tax Office ↗

409-267-2763

Clerk of court

Chambers County Clerk (land records / notices) ↗

409-267-2418

Property appraiser

Chambers County Appraisal District ↗

409-267-2763

GIS / parcel map

Chambers CAD parcel maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Mont Belvieu / I-10 petrochemical corridor

Industrial employment and housing demand with the strongest price support in the county

Winnie–Stowell / east prairie fringe

Relative-value SF with hurricane-rebuild and I-10 access dynamics

Anahuac / county-seat bay fringe

Local government and Trinity Bay recreation with more modest turnover