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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Galveston 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 Galveston county, Texas.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Galveston county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Galveston 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 Galveston county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Galveston county, Texas allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Galveston 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 Galveston 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: |
| James Yarbrough | County Judge | cntyjudge@co.galveston.tx.us |
| Kenneth Clark | Commissioner, Precinct 4 | clarkk@co.galveston.tx.us |
| Patrick Doyle | Commissioner, Precinct 5 | |
| Stephen Holmes | Commissioner, Precinct 3 | holmess@co.galveston.tx.us |
| Eddie Janek | Commissioner, Precinct 2 | gilliac@co.galveston.tx.us |
| Kurt Sistrunk | Criminal District Attorney | |
| Gean Leonard Jr. | Sheriff | gean.leonard@co.galveston.tx.u |
| Donald Cherry | Constable | dlcherry1@aol.com |
| Doug Considine | Constable | |
| Jerry Fisher | Constable | |
| Charles Gay | Constable | |
| Pam Matranga | Constable | |
| Michael Montez | Constable | |
| Terry Petteway | Constable | |
| Earl Tottenham | Constable | |
| Kevin Walsh | Treasurer | kevin.walsh@co.galveston.tx.us |
| Cliff Billingsley | Auditor | |
| Cheryl Johnson | Tax Assessor Collector | |
| Mary Ann Daigle | County Clerk | |
| Latonia Wilson | 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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