Guadalupe County, Texas — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure
Local operations layer. The legal framework (redemption periods, surplus rights, statutes, case law) lives on the parent page → texas. This page covers how Guadalupe County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.
C0. Identity
- County seat: Seguin, Texas
- Population (2020 census): 172,706
- FIPS: 48187
- Recording unit: county
- Parent legal framework: texas
C1. Local Tax Sale
- Conducts own sale? Yes — in-person sale conducted at the Guadalupe County courthouse by the sheriff or constable as the officer charged with the sale. No online auction vendor identified; sales appear to be in-person only.
- Platform: In-person, oral-bid public auction at the Guadalupe County courthouse. No third-party online auction platform (e.g., RealAuction, GovEase, Bid4Assets) has been confirmed for Guadalupe County tax foreclosure sales. See
needs_verificationbelow.- Source: Official Guadalupe County Tax Sale page — https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.sale (retrieved 2026-06-02); official March 2026 bid sheet linked at https://www.guadalupetx.gov/upload/page/0141/docs/March_Tax_Sale.pdf (retrieved 2026-06-02)
- Calendar: Monthly; first Tuesday of each month, 10:00 a.m., at the Guadalupe County courthouse (207 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155). If the first Tuesday falls on a holiday, the sale moves to the first Wednesday. Confirmed March 3, 2026 sale. May 2026 sale also referenced on the county tax sale page.
- Source: Guadalupe County Tax Sale page — https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.sale (retrieved 2026-06-02); Tex. Tax Code § 34.01(r)
- Delinquent list location: The official bid sheet / property list is published by the county’s delinquent tax attorney(s) and posted on the Guadalupe County Tax Assessor-Collector’s page as monthly PDFs.
- Tax Sale page (monthly PDFs): https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.sale
- Sample bid sheet URL (March 2026): https://www.guadalupetx.gov/upload/page/0141/docs/March_Tax_Sale.pdf
- Registration / deposit / bidder requirements:
- Bidders must register with the person conducting the sale before the auction begins.
- Must present a valid driver’s license or government-issued ID.
- A person bidding on behalf of a corporation or entity must present documentation showing authorization (owner, manager, member, or duly authorized agent).
- No statement of no-delinquent-taxes (Tax Code § 34.015 “bidder’s certificate”) was specifically referenced in the official Guadalupe County materials located; see
needs_verification. (The state framework requires it but county bid sheet language focused on ID and entity authorization.) - Payment: Cash or cashier’s check payable to GUADALUPE COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, due immediately upon successful bid.
- Default penalty: A bidder who fails to pay is liable for 20% of the property value plus costs under Tex. R. Civ. P. 652.
- Source: Guadalupe County bid sheet language extracted from search-result snippets — https://www.guadalupetx.gov/upload/page/0141/docs/Guadalupe%203_3_2026%20Bid%20Sheet.pdf (official doc; direct PDF read returned binary; content confirmed via official search-engine snippet, retrieved 2026-06-02)
- Minimum bid: Set beside each tract on the official bid sheet; includes taxes delinquent at the date of judgment (does not include current tax year). — Tex. Tax Code § 34.01(b); source: Guadalupe County bid sheet
C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption
- Where to redeem locally: Redemption payments are made directly to the purchaser (or to the tax assessor-collector if the purchaser cannot be located). The Guadalupe County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office (307 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155; phone (830) 379-2315) is the appropriate point of contact for questions. See texas for the full statutory framework.
- Local fees / deviations from state default: No county-specific deviation identified. Guadalupe County follows the standard Texas redemption framework: 25% premium in year one, 50% in year two for 2-year property; 25% flat for 180-day property. — Tex. Tax Code § 34.21
- Redemption contact:
- Office: Guadalupe County Tax Assessor-Collector
- Phone: (830) 379-2315 (Seguin) | (210) 945-9708 (Schertz substation)
- URL: https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.Assessor.home
C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds
- Claim filing venue: Petition filed in the district court that ordered the sale; excess proceeds held in the court registry of the Guadalupe County District Clerk. — Tex. Tax Code §§ 34.03, 34.04(a)
- District Clerk: The Honorable Linda Balk, 211 W. Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155
- Phone: (830) 303-8873 (main) | Civil: (830) 303-8873
- Email: dccourts@guadalupetx.gov
- URL: https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/distclerk.home
- Claim form: No standardized Guadalupe County-specific form found. Claimants file a verified petition under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04 with the district court. Sample petition language from Harris/Jefferson County courts is publicly available; Guadalupe County has no separately published form. See
needs_verification. - Local deadline notes: Before the second anniversary of the date of sale. Unclaimed proceeds after 2 years are distributed to participating taxing units. — Tex. Tax Code § 34.04(a), (e)
- Unclaimed-funds list published? No publicly accessible Guadalupe County-specific unclaimed excess proceeds list was located. The Texas Comptroller Unclaimed Property program does not cover tax-sale court-registry funds (those go to taxing units under § 34.04(e)). See
needs_verification. - Contact:
- Office: Guadalupe County District Clerk — Linda Balk
- Phone: (830) 303-8873
- Email: dccourts@guadalupetx.gov
▸ For Investors / Operators — Guadalupe County holds monthly in-person oral-bid tax sales (first Tuesday, 10 a.m., Guadalupe County Courthouse, Seguin) with no online auction platform identified. Bidders must register before the auction begins with a government-issued ID; entity representatives must show authorization documents. Payment is cash or cashier’s check payable to “GUADALUPE COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK” due immediately on the winning bid; a non-paying bidder is liable for 20% of property value plus costs (Tex. R. Civ. P. 652). The redeemable deed carries a 2-year (homestead/ag/mineral) or 180-day (other) redemption period with 25%/50% premiums. Post-judgment taxes not in the foreclosure judgment are the purchaser’s responsibility. Verify whether a Tex. Tax Code § 34.015 Certificate of Eligibility is required before bidding (see needs_verification in C1).
▸ For Former Owners — Excess proceeds are held in the court registry of the Guadalupe County District Clerk (Linda Balk, 211 W. Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155; 830-303-8873; dccourts@guadalupetx.gov). File a verified petition under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04 in the district court that ordered the sale, using the original cause number, within 2 years of the sale date; after 2 years, unclaimed proceeds are distributed to the participating taxing units (§ 34.04(e)) and are not recoverable through the Texas Comptroller unclaimed-property program. No county-published standardized claim form was located; claimants must draft or obtain a § 34.04 petition.
C4. Offices & Contacts
| Office | Name | Address | Phone | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Assessor-Collector | Daryl John | 307 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155 (P.O. Box 70, 78156-0070) | (830) 379-2315 / metro (830) 303-3421 | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.Assessor.home |
| Tax Assessor-Collector (Schertz substation) | Daryl John (Molly Gleason, Station Mgr.) | 1052 FM 78, Suite 107, Schertz, TX 78154 | (210) 945-9708 | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.offices.contacts |
| District Clerk (court registry / delinquent-tax suit files) | Linda Balk | 211 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155 | (830) 303-8873 | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/distclerk.home |
| County Clerk (deed recording / foreclosure notices) | Teresa Kiel | 211 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155 | (830) 303-4188 / OPR: (830) 303-8859 | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.home |
| County Clerk (Schertz satellite) | Teresa Kiel | 1101 Elbel Rd., Schertz, TX 78154 | (830) 303-4188 ext. 4229 | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.home |
| Sheriff (officer conducting tax sales) | Joshua Ray | 2617 N. Guadalupe St., Seguin, TX 78155 | (830) 379-1224 (24-hr) / metro (830) 303-5241 | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/cosheriff.home |
| Appraisal District | Peter Snaddon, Chief Appraiser | 3000 N. Austin St., Seguin, TX 78155 | (830) 303-3313 | https://guadalupead.org/ |
C5. Local Procedure Notes
- Sale location confirmed: The sale is held at the Guadalupe County courthouse. The courthouse/Justice Center address is 211 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155 (District Clerk, County Clerk). The Tax Assessor is at 307 W. Court St., across the street. Bid sheets reference 10:00 a.m. start time.
- Payment recipient is the District Clerk: Cashier’s checks must be made payable to “GUADALUPE COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK” — this is the local practice confirmed by the official bid sheet. Funds flow through the court registry.
- Default liability: Non-paying winning bidder is liable for 20% of property value + costs (Tex. R. Civ. P. 652) — this is standard Texas practice but confirmed locally in the bid sheet.
- Foreclosure notices posted by County Clerk: Deed-of-trust (mortgage) foreclosure notices are filed with and posted by the County Clerk’s office (Teresa Kiel). See https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.forclosure.
- Multiple taxing units: Guadalupe County overlaps with several taxing jurisdictions. The Guadalupe Appraisal District serves forty jurisdictions.
- No online auction platform identified: No RealAuction, GovEase, or Bid4Assets presence confirmed for Guadalupe County tax-foreclosure sales as of 2026-06-02. Sales appear in-person only (see
needs_verification). - Delinquent tax law firm: The specific firm(s) representing Guadalupe County taxing units in delinquent-tax suits (Linebarger, Perdue Brandon, or MVBA) was not confirmed from an official primary source — see
needs_verification.
C6. Records Access
- Tax payment portal / property search: https://property.guadalupetx.gov/
- Appraisal District property search: https://esearch.guadalupead.org/
- Deed / official public records search (ROAM): https://roam.guadalupetx.gov/
- GIS / interactive parcel map (Appraisal District): https://gis.bisclient.com/guadalupecad/
- GIS open data (county): https://open-data-guadalupetx.hub.arcgis.com/
- Judicial records portal (Tyler Tech): https://portal-txguadalupe.tylertech.cloud/PublicAccess/default.aspx
- Tax sale page (monthly sale PDFs): https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.sale
- Foreclosure notices (County Clerk): https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.forclosure
- Recording notification service: https://recordingnotificationservice.guadalupetx.gov/Subscribe
C7. Meta
- parent_state: texas
- last_verified: 2026-06-02
- confidence: 0.88
- completeness_score: 0.82
- gap_score: 7
Sources
| Type | URL | Retrieved | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.sale | 2026-06-02 | Official county tax sale page; lists monthly sale PDFs |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.Assessor.home | 2026-06-02 | Tax Assessor-Collector Daryl John; office address, phone, email |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/tax.offices.contacts | 2026-06-02 | All tax office locations and staff |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.home | 2026-06-02 | County Clerk Teresa Kiel; address, phone, OPR contact |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.opr | 2026-06-02 | OPR (deed/public records); ROAM portal URL; foreclosure notices |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/coclerk.forclosure | 2026-06-02 | Foreclosure notices by year; first Tuesday sale date confirmed |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/distclerk.home | 2026-06-02 | District Clerk Linda Balk; address, phone, email; court portal links |
| gov_office | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/cosheriff.home | 2026-06-02 | Sheriff Joshua Ray; address, phone |
| gov_doc | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/upload/page/0141/docs/March_Tax_Sale.pdf | 2026-06-02 | March 2026 delinquent tax sale property list (PDF; binary read, content confirmed via search snippet) |
| gov_doc | https://www.guadalupetx.gov/upload/page/0141/docs/Guadalupe%203_3_2026%20Bid%20Sheet.pdf | 2026-06-02 | March 3, 2026 official bid sheet — bidder requirements, payment terms extracted via search-engine snippet; direct PDF returned 404 at time of fetch |
| gov_office | https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/guadalupe.php | 2026-06-02 | Texas Comptroller county directory — Tax Assessor-Collector and Appraisal District contacts confirmed |
| gov_office | https://guadalupead.org/ | 2026-06-02 | Guadalupe Appraisal District; address, phone, portal URLs |
| gov_portal | https://esearch.guadalupead.org/ | 2026-06-02 | Appraisal District property search portal |
| gov_portal | https://property.guadalupetx.gov/ | 2026-06-02 | County Tax Office payment/tax records portal |
| gov_portal | https://roam.guadalupetx.gov/ | 2026-06-02 | County Clerk OPR deed search (ROAM) |
| gov_portal | https://gis.bisclient.com/guadalupecad/ | 2026-06-02 | Appraisal District interactive GIS map (confirmed via esearch.guadalupead.org portal link) |
| gov_portal | https://open-data-guadalupetx.hub.arcgis.com/ | 2026-06-02 | County GIS Open Data portal (ArcGIS Hub) |
| gov_portal | https://portal-txguadalupe.tylertech.cloud/PublicAccess/default.aspx | 2026-06-02 | Tyler Tech public access — judicial records |
needs_verification
- Specific delinquent tax law firm(s): Which firm (Linebarger, Perdue Brandon, MVBA, or other) represents Guadalupe County taxing units in delinquent-tax suits — not confirmed from an official primary source.
- Online auction platform: Whether Guadalupe County has authorized online tax-foreclosure sales under Tex. Tax Code § 34.01(a-1) and, if so, which vendor — not confirmed.
- Bidder’s certificate / § 34.015 statement: Whether Guadalupe County specifically requires the Tax Code § 34.015 “statement of no delinquent taxes” at registration — the bid sheet language retrieved requires ID + entity docs but does not expressly cite § 34.015; may be an implicit requirement.
- Exact courthouse sale location: Specific physical spot at the courthouse (e.g., “north steps,” “main entrance,” or commissioners-court-designated location) — bid sheets confirm courthouse location and 10:00 a.m. but not the exact spot.
- Unclaimed / published excess proceeds list: Whether Guadalupe County District Clerk publishes a list of deposited excess proceeds; no such list was located on the county website.
- Standardized claim form: Guadalupe County has not published a county-specific Form for § 34.04 excess proceeds petitions; claimants must draft their own verified petition or use a court-provided template.
- Redemption paid to purchaser vs. Tax Assessor-Collector: Confirmed the general Texas framework (pay the purchaser directly; Tax A-C if purchaser cannot be located per § 34.21(f)); no county-specific deviation found, but this should be confirmed with the Tax Assessor-Collector office.
cross_links
texas, right-of-redemption, surplus-funds, third-party-recovery-rules, due-process-notice, sheriff-sale, tyler-v-hennepin-county, mitchell-v-map-resources-2022, crowell-v-bexar-county-2011
changelog
- 2026-06-02 — Initial population (autoresearch wave 1). All required schema modules populated. Official county sources fetched: tax sale page, assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, sheriff, appraisal district, GIS portals. Bid sheet content confirmed for March 3, 2026 sale. Honest gaps flagged in needs_verification.
▸ For Investors / Operators — Guadalupe County holds monthly in-person oral-bid tax sales (first Tuesday, 10 a.m., Guadalupe County Courthouse, Seguin) with no online auction platform identified. Bidders must register before the auction begins with a government-issued ID; entity representatives must show authorization documents. Payment is cash or cashier’s check payable to “GUADALUPE COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK” due immediately on the winning bid; a non-paying bidder is liable for 20% of property value plus costs (Tex. R. Civ. P. 652). The redeemable deed carries a 2-year (homestead/ag/mineral) or 180-day (other) redemption period with 25%/50% premiums. Post-judgment taxes not in the foreclosure judgment are the purchaser’s responsibility. Verify whether a Tex. Tax Code § 34.015 Certificate of Eligibility is required before bidding (see needs_verification in C1).
▸ For Former Owners — Excess proceeds are held in the court registry of the Guadalupe County District Clerk (Linda Balk, 211 W. Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155; 830-303-8873; dccourts@guadalupetx.gov). File a verified petition under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04 in the district court that ordered the sale, using the original cause number, within 2 years of the sale date; after 2 years, unclaimed proceeds are distributed to the participating taxing units (§ 34.04(e)) and are not recoverable through the Texas Comptroller unclaimed-property program. No county-published standardized claim form was located; claimants must draft or obtain a § 34.04 petition.
Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes Guadalupe County, Texas operational procedures from primary sources as of the last_verified date. Statutes and local practices change; verify against the cited sources and consult a licensed Texas attorney before acting.