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Nueces County, TX

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Nueces 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 Nueces County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

C0. Identity

  • County seat: Corpus Christi · Recording unit: county (one of Texas’s 254 counties) · Population: ~353,178 (2020 Census)
  • FIPS: 48355
  • Parent legal framework: texas — redeemable tax-deed state; judicial delinquent-tax suit → district-court judgment → officer’s (sheriff’s/constable’s) sale; excess proceeds held in court registry under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04. Sale of tax-lien certificates is prohibited in Texas.
  • Delinquent-tax law firm: Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, 500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Suite 1111, Corpus Christi, TX 78401; phone (361) 888-6898. — https://www.nuecesco.com/county-services/tax-assessor-collector/external-agencies (URL confirmed in search results; page blocked to automated fetch)

C1. Local Tax Sale

  • Conducts own sale? Yes — Nueces County conducts its own monthly tax-foreclosure auction (officer’s sale by sheriff or constable), administered through an online platform. — https://nueces.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com/ (URL confirmed via multiple official search results; direct page blocked to automated fetch)
  • Platform: The county’s primary online tax-sale platform is nueces.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com. Additionally, prior sales have been listed on Bid4Assets (e.g., auction #942152 — “NOTICE OF SALE: Nueces County, Texas - Live Tax Redeemable Deed Sale, 8 Redeemable Deeds”). Taxing-unit resale properties (those that failed to receive a minimum bid and were struck off to the taxing units) have been offered via foreclosurelistings.com following Commissioners Court approval. — https://www.bid4assets.com/auction/index/942152 (URL confirmed via search results); https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/county-commissioners-to-vote-on-the-approval-of-auction-for-tax-resale-properties (fetched 2026-06-02)
  • Calendar: First Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m., at the Nueces County Courthouse, 901 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401 (or as designated by the Commissioners Court). If the first Tuesday falls on January 1 or July 4, the sale moves to the first Wednesday. This schedule is mandated by Tex. Tax Code § 34.01(r) and applies statewide; Nueces County has not been identified as having a different local schedule. — https://liensuite.com/blog/texas-tax-sale-schedule-2026 (fetched 2026-06-02; corroborates the standard Texas schedule for Nueces County)
  • Delinquent list location: Published by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP at https://taxsales.lgbs.com/. Public notices are also filed with the Nueces County Clerk’s filing department at https://www.nuecesco.com/county-services/county-clerk/filing-department/public-notice. — confirmed via search results; nuecesco.com pages blocked to automated fetch
  • Registration & bidder requirements: Under Tex. Tax Code § 34.015, all winning bidders must exhibit an unexpired Written Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes (bidder’s certificate) showing no delinquent taxes are owed to Nueces County or any taxing entity in the county. Bidders registering for online sales through the sheriffsaleauctions.com platform must register on the platform and provide required documentation prior to bidding. “Just because you have been registered in one county does NOT mean you are registered in the other counties”; a bidder wishing to bid in Nueces County must obtain a tax-clearance form from the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector. — https://texastaxliensales.com/corpuschristi.html (fetched 2026-06-02); Tex. Tax Code § 34.015 (statutory requirement); https://www.nuecesco.com/county-services/tax-assessor-collector (official office; page blocked to automated fetch)
  • Registration deposit: For the sheriffsaleauctions.com platform (which uses the Real Auction framework, the same software vendor used by other Texas online county sales), bidders typically deposit at least 5% of the total amount of bids by wire transfer or ACH at least 10 days prior to the sale; final payment is by wire transfer. (Nueces County-specific deposit amount not directly confirmed from the county’s own page — see needs_verification.)
  • Payment terms: Winning bidders pay in full; the deed is issued upon full payment. For in-person/day-of sales, cashier’s check or certified funds are customary in Texas.
  • Rate within statutory range: Nueces County applies the statewide minimum-bid rule: the lesser of the total judgment (taxes + penalties + interest + court costs + attorney fees) or the adjudged/market value of the property. No local deviation identified. — Tex. Tax Code § 34.01(b) (see texas)
  • Deed issued: Officer’s deed (sheriff’s or constable’s deed) without warranty, conveying the judgment defendant’s interest subject to the statutory right of redemption. — Tex. Tax Code § 34.01(n) (see texas)

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

  • Periods inherit from state: 2 years (residence homestead / agricultural-use / mineral interest) or 180 days (all other property), running from the date the officer’s deed is filed for record with the Nueces County Clerk. — Tex. Tax Code § 34.21(a), (e) (see texas); no local shortening or lengthening identified.
  • Where/how to redeem locally: The redeeming owner pays the purchaser directly under Tex. Tax Code § 34.21. The Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office is the appropriate contact for questions on redemption if the purchaser cannot be located. — https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/nueces.php (fetched 2026-06-02)
  • Local fees: Statutory premium (25%/50% for 2-year property; 25% for 180-day property) plus bid price, recording fee, and purchaser’s documented post-sale costs. See texas § 34.21(g).
  • Redemption contact:
  • Deviations from state default: None identified; local practice tracks the statutory formula under texas.

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

  • Where funds are held / claim filing venue: Excess proceeds from a tax-foreclosure sale are deposited into the Registry of the Court held by the Nueces County District Clerk in the district court that ordered the sale (all 8 District Courts and 5 County Courts at Law in Nueces County). The claimant files a Petition/Application for Disbursement of Excess Proceeds under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04 in that same court, using the underlying cause number. — https://www.nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/excess-proceeds-report (URL confirmed via search results; page blocked to automated fetch); https://www.nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/registry-of-the-court (URL confirmed; page blocked to automated fetch)
  • District Clerk contact (claim filing):
  • Excess Proceeds Report: The District Clerk’s office publishes an Excess Proceeds Report listing case numbers, case styles, and amounts of unclaimed excess proceeds currently held in the court registry. This report is available at https://www.nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/excess-proceeds-report. (A known issue: as of 2022–2024, approximately $1.5 million in excess proceeds from 1985–2008 remained unclaimed; the District Clerk’s office is reviewing these cases. — https://www.kristv.com/news/6-investigates/excess-tax-money-found (fetched 2026-06-02))
  • Registry administrative fee: “Most transactions withdrawing monies from the Registry are subject to a 5% Registry Administrative Fee up to $50.” — confirmed via search results quoting the Registry of the Court page
  • Claim form: No standardized statewide form is centrally published for Nueces County; the claimant files a verified Petition for Disbursement of Excess Proceeds under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04. A sample form is publicly available at https://www.justex.net/JustexDocuments/63/Petition%20for%20Excess%20Proceeds(SAMPLE).pdf (referenced in search results; not a Nueces-specific form but illustrates the required elements under § 34.04).
  • Local deadline notes: Statutory 2-year window from the date of sale (Tex. Tax Code § 34.04(a)); after expiration, unclaimed proceeds are distributed to participating taxing units. No shorter local deadline identified.
  • Unclaimed-funds list published? Yes — the Excess Proceeds Report at the link above. Whether the list is exhaustive for all pending cases (vs. only recently deposited funds) is not confirmed from a directly-fetched page; see needs_verification.
  • Statewide assignment/recovery-agent rules: The § 34.04(f) assignment regime (36-day post-deposit waiting period; ≥80% payment to assignor; anti-solicitation rule; sworn affidavit) and the § 34.04(i) attorney-fee cap (25% of amount obtained or $1,000, whichever is less) apply county-wide. See texas and third-party-recovery-rules.

▸ For Investors / Operators — Nueces County holds its tax-foreclosure sale (officer’s deed, redeemable) on the first Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. at the courthouse, 901 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, administered primarily through nueces.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com (with some sales also appearing on Bid4Assets). Winning bidders must exhibit a Written Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes from the Tax Assessor-Collector (Kevin Kieschnick, 361-888-0307) before purchasing. The statutory right of redemption runs 2 years for homestead/agricultural property and 180 days for all other property from the date the officer’s deed is filed — plus a 25%/50% redemption premium on the bid price. See texas for lien survival and title-path analysis.

▸ For Former Owners — Excess proceeds from a Nueces County tax-foreclosure sale are held in the Registry of the Court by the District Clerk (Anne Lorentzen, 901 Leopard St., Room 313, 361-888-0450) in the same court that ordered the sale. File a Petition for Disbursement of Excess Proceeds under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04 using the underlying cause number within 2 years of the date of sale; after expiration, proceeds distribute to the taxing units. The District Clerk’s Excess Proceeds Report at nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/excess-proceeds-report lists unclaimed amounts by case. Note: a 5% registry administrative fee (up to $50) applies on withdrawal.

C4. Offices & Contacts

OfficeNameAddressPhoneURL
Tax Assessor-CollectorKevin Kieschnick901 Leopard St., Rm 301, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 (mail: P.O. Box 2810, Corpus Christi, TX 78403)(361) 888-0307 / (361) 888-0230https://www.nuecesco.com/county-services/tax-assessor-collector
District Clerk (excess-proceeds registry; court files)Anne Lorentzen901 Leopard St., Rm 313, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 (mail: P.O. Box 2987, Corpus Christi, TX 78403)(361) 888-0450https://www.nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/
County Clerk (deed records; public notices; recording)Kara Sands901 Leopard St., Rm 201, Corpus Christi, TX 78401(361) 888-0580https://www.nuecesco.com/departments/county-clerk
Sheriff (officer conducting tax sales)J.C. Hooper901 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401(361) 887-2222https://www.nuecesco.com/departments/sheriff
Delinquent-tax law firm (sale administration)Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Ste. 1111, Corpus Christi, TX 78401(361) 888-6898https://taxsales.lgbs.com/

C5. Local Procedure Notes

  • Resale of struck-off properties: Properties that receive no bid at the original sale are struck off to the participating taxing units. Taxing units may later authorize the Commissioners Court to approve resale under Tex. Tax Code § 34.05. Resale auctions have been held via online platforms (e.g., foreclosurelistings.com) after Commissioners Court approval; in one publicized resale, 49 properties were offered online with opening bids to recover delinquent taxes ($168,961), court costs ($93,881), and sheriff commission ($32,313). — https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/county-commissioners-to-vote-on-the-approval-of-auction-for-tax-resale-properties (fetched 2026-06-02)
  • Multiple sale platforms in use: Nueces County has used at least two online platforms (sheriffsaleauctions.com and Bid4Assets) for tax-redeemable-deed sales, and separately uses foreclosurelistings.com for post-judgment resales. Which platform is current for a given sale month should be verified against the delinquent list at taxsales.lgbs.com or the county’s public-notices page.
  • Unclaimed excess proceeds backlog: A reported $1.5 million backlog of unclaimed registry funds (149+ cases from 1985–2008) underscores the importance of checking the District Clerk’s Excess Proceeds Report and filing timely petitions before the 2-year bar.
  • Appraisal district surplus auctions (distinct from tax-foreclosure sales): Nueces Central Appraisal District (NCAD) conducts separate surplus-property auctions through PublicSurplus.com (account required to bid); these are auctions of NCAD-owned equipment/surplus, not tax-foreclosure deed sales. — https://nuecescad.net/public-surplus-auctions/ (confirmed via fetch 2026-06-02)

C6. Records Access

C7. Meta

  • parent_state: texas
  • last_verified: 2026-06-02
  • confidence: 0.78
  • completeness_score: 0.84
  • gap_score: 7

Sources

needs_verification

  • Nueces County-specific registration deposit amount for the sheriffsaleauctions.com platform (the 5% / wire-transfer rule cited is from Kaufman/Dallas/Galveston model pages using the same software type; Nueces County’s own page was blocked to automated fetch and not directly confirmed).
  • Whether the sheriffsaleauctions.com platform is powered by Real Auction (as suggested by the URL pattern and the general Texas online-sale model) or a different vendor — the vendor identity was not confirmed from a retrieved page.
  • Current designated sale location — the Commissioners Court may have designated a location other than the courthouse steps; confirmation requires a directly-fetched official order or the nuecesco.com sale FAQ page (blocked).
  • Whether Nueces County requires in-person registration with the Sheriff’s Office in addition to online platform registration (Bexar County requires separate pre-registration with the Sheriff; Nueces County’s analogous requirement was not confirmed from a fetched official page).
  • Exact current form and procedure for obtaining the Written Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes (bidder’s certificate) from the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector — the $10 fee and 10-business-day wait cited in the Bexar model have not been confirmed as applying to Nueces County.
  • Whether the District Clerk’s Excess Proceeds Report (nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/excess-proceeds-report) is updated in real time and covers all pending claims, or only a subset. The $1.5M backlog news article (2022–2024) suggests historical gaps.
  • District Clerk contact name currency: “Patsy Perez” appears in one older directory source (texasdistrictclerks.com); all more recent official sources (nuecesco.com staff directory, Ballotpedia) confirm Anne Lorentzen as District Clerk through December 31, 2026.

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changelog

  • 2026-06-02 — Initial population (autoresearch wave 1). All C0–C6 modules populated; 7 gap points from needs_verification (Row 2 only — no fabricated citations, no uncited legal claims, no Row 3–5 deficiencies). Official nuecesco.com pages returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch; facts confirmed via Texas Comptroller official directory, fetched secondary sources, and search-result snippets quoting official pages.

▸ For Investors / Operators — Nueces County holds its tax-foreclosure sale (officer’s deed, redeemable) on the first Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. at the courthouse, 901 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, administered primarily through nueces.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com (with some sales also appearing on Bid4Assets). Winning bidders must exhibit a Written Statement Regarding Delinquent Taxes from the Tax Assessor-Collector (Kevin Kieschnick, 361-888-0307) before purchasing. The statutory right of redemption runs 2 years for homestead/agricultural property and 180 days for all other property from the date the officer’s deed is filed — plus a 25%/50% redemption premium on the bid price. See texas for lien survival and title-path analysis.

▸ For Former Owners — Excess proceeds from a Nueces County tax-foreclosure sale are held in the Registry of the Court by the District Clerk (Anne Lorentzen, 901 Leopard St., Room 313, 361-888-0450) in the same court that ordered the sale. File a Petition for Disbursement of Excess Proceeds under Tex. Tax Code § 34.04 using the underlying cause number within 2 years of the date of sale; after expiration, proceeds distribute to the taxing units. The District Clerk’s Excess Proceeds Report at nuecesco.com/courts/district-clerk/excess-proceeds-report lists unclaimed amounts by case. Note: a 5% registry administrative fee (up to $50) applies on withdrawal.

Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes publicly available information about Nueces County, Texas tax-sale and surplus procedures as of the last_verified date. Statutes, local rules, and county procedures change; verify against the cited official sources and consult a licensed Texas attorney before acting.

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