Summary
The county is stuck holding pages of tax-delinquent properties it can't sell — other taxing entities keep blocking deals. Staff will bring private bids and lower minimum bids to the July 1 meeting to get them back on the tax roll.
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Last discussed Jun 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Hundreds of properties sit off the tax roll, generating no revenue.
Future buyers and neighbors of cleaned-up lots; all taxing entities once properties return to the roll.
County taxpayers currently fund lot cleanups on properties the county can't sell.
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Commissioners Court Agenda - Jun 3, 2026
The county is stuck holding pages of tax-delinquent properties it can't sell — other taxing entities keep blocking deals. Staff will bring private bids and lower minimum bids to the July 1 meeting to get them back on the tax roll.
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