Wichita County, Texas

Redeemable Deed129,984 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. Wichita County (Wichita Falls) Tax Assessor-Collector site (wichitatax.com) did not expose a stable dedicated tax-sale microsite during research (prior delinquent-sale URLs returned errors). Expect standard Texas judicial tax foreclosure → sheriff/constable first-Tuesday sale pattern when judgments exist. Confirm current process, location, and any private tax counsel list directly with Tax Assessor-Collector (940-766-8200) and Sheriff before bidding. Do not rely on third-party aggregator calendars alone.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (confirm Sheriff/Constable first-Tuesday process with county)

Frequency

First Tuesday of the month when tax foreclosure orders of sale are issued — verify each month with county offices

Platform

Wichita County Tax Assessor-Collector / Sheriff — confirm current tax sale process ↗

Deposit rules

Texas certified-funds practice (cashier’s check/money order same day) is typical; obtain any bidder/no-delinquency authorization required by the selling officer. Sold AS IS, redeemable deed.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Redeemable tax deed under Texas Tax Code; federal liens and some post-judgment taxes can survive. Full title search required.

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

Wichita County Tax Assessor-Collector ↗

940-766-8200

Clerk of court

Wichita County Clerk ↗

Property appraiser

Wichita Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Wichita Appraisal District / GIS ↗

Areas trending up

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

Southwest Wichita Falls / Kell edge

Retail and suburban SF demand with relatively liquid resale

Sheppard AFB / north-central job corridor

Military employment supporting renter demand

East side selective corridors

Entry pricing; underwrite condition and title carefully