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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Ector county, Texas is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.
Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Ector county, Texas.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Ector county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Ector county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.
The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Ector county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Ector county, Texas allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Ector county, Texas lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Texas laws and competition, savvy Ector county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Texas tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Texas tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Jerry Caddel | County Judge | caddejd@co.ector.tx.us |
| Bob Bryant | Commissioner | |
| Freddie Gardner | Commissioner, Precinct 1 | |
| Barbara Graff | Commissioner | graffbc@co.ector.tx.us |
| Greg Simmons | Commissioner, Precinct 2 | |
| Cathy Linch | County Attorney | |
| John Smith | District Attorney | |
| Mark Donaldson | Sheriff | mdonaldson36@hotmail.com |
| Steven Brennan | Constable | stevenpbrennan@aol.com |
| Dean Johnston | Constable | |
| David Lewallen | Constable | |
| Carolyn Bowen | Treasurer | carolynb4@juno.com |
| David Austin | Auditor | |
| Barbara Horn | Tax Assessor Collector | |
| Linda Haney | County Clerk | |
| Janis Morgan | District Clerk |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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