Victoria County, Texas

Redeemable Deed91,949 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. Victoria County Tax Office states tax sale properties sell first Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. (or next business day if holiday). Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson assists delinquent collection and posts tax-sale/resale properties; online auction registration also points to RealForeclose — victoria.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com. CAD: victoriacad.org. Coastal Bend regional hub (Victoria city) with petrochemical and healthcare employment; flood diligence on Guadalupe/Lavaca drainages.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (RealForeclose / sheriff sale auctions) with monthly first-Tuesday schedule

Frequency

First Tuesday every month at 10:00 a.m. when inventory posts

Platform

Victoria County Tax Sale (Linebarger list + RealForeclose registration) ↗

Deposit rules

Register on victoria.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com per platform rules before bidding. Deposit and settlement per RealForeclose/county terms for the cycle. Confirm any same-day certified-funds requirement on the sale notice. Sold AS IS, redeemable deed.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Redeemable tax deed; federal and HOA liens can survive; post-judgment taxes may remain. Independent title search mandatory.

Quiet title

Common after redemption for insurable title.

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

Victoria County Tax Office — Tax Sale Properties ↗

361-576-3671

Clerk of court

Victoria County Clerk — Foreclosure Sales & Resales ↗

Property appraiser

Victoria Central Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Victoria CAD / parcel mapping ↗

Areas trending up

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

Victoria medical / Northside corridor

Regional hospital and professional-service employment supporting SF demand

Cuero Hwy / southeast industrial fringe

Workforce housing near petrochemical and logistics sites

Nursery / Bloomington edge

Relative entry inventory with school-driven local turns