Property - Tax Sales
Pct. 5 Property deputies deliver process and execute Writs involving property related issues ranging from Evictions, to Sequestrations, to Executions involving real and/or personal property issued by the Justice, County, and District Courts.
Our team also handles Orders of Sale, including Tax Foreclosure Orders of Sale for Travis County.
Judicial Real Property Sales - Nov 5, 2024 (Cancelled)
Auction Process
The Judicial Tax Sale is held the first Tuesday of each month at between 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the rear of the Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78701. Learn more about the foreclosure’s at Foreclose properties, upcoming sales traviscountytx.gov
A Tax Foreclosure sale is a legal action the county takes as its final effort to collect delinquent property taxes.
The public can bid on these properties at public sales.
Bidders should research each property carefully as they may find other liens against the property besides the tax debt. Each property will be sold “as is” with no expressed or implied warranties of any kind, including merchantability and fitness for a particular use. Taxes, penalties, interest, court costs and expenses from the foreclosure process to the time of sale are the responsibility of the property’s purchaser.
View the list of properties and schedule of Foreclosure Sales at Travis County Tax Website for the next tax sale at
RealForeclose- Travis County
Properties are listed in the Austin Chronicle 21 days before the sale and online, 15 days before the sale.
Use the Bidder's Basic Guide tax-bidders-basic-guide.pdf to research properties you are interested in purchasing.
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Bidders must submit the Bidder Registration and the $10 fee online, in person or by mail to the main tax office at 2433 Ridgepoint Dr., Austin, TX 78754, at least five business days before the date of the sale. Approved bidders’ registrations are valid for one year.
Seized Property Auctions - NONE
Notice of Sale of Personal Property
State of Texas
County of Travis
Useful Terms
A writ of sequestration is a legal action that orders the seizure or attachment of property to be maintained in the custody of a law enforcement official pending the outcome of the litigation.
A Writ of Execution (also known as an execution) is a court order granted to put in force a judgment of possession obtained by a plaintiff from a court.
A Writ of Possession is a court order that grants full possession of tangible property back to the owner or landlord.
A Forcible Entry Detainer is the statutory proceeding to regain possession of real property taken through a forcible entry and detainer.
A Order of Sale is a writ issued by a court that allows the petitioner (usually a creditor) to take ownership of a property from a defendant in a litigation case. Once the property has been seized on behalf of the creditor, it can be sold, usually at auction.
A Writ of retrieval is an order from a justice court allowing a person to enter their residence or former residence, accompanied by a peace officer, to get certain property belonging to them when the current occupant won’t let them in, or they are in danger of family violence.
A Writ of Re-entry is a A peace officer may use reasonable force to enforce the order.
A Tax Foreclosure sale is a legal action the county takes as its final effort to collect delinquent property taxes.