How to check title before buying at a Harris County, TX tax sale
Before bidding at the Harris County tax sale, search the Harris County Clerk for deeds of trust, liens and lis pendens on the property: the sale list says what the Harris County tax sales (Sheriff and Constables) is selling, not what is recorded against it. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Harris County: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Harris County property, $49
Step by step in Harris County
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Find the property on the list
The Harris County tax sales (Sheriff and Constables) publishes the tax sale list (properties with a judgment of foreclosure) with each property's sale date and estimated minimum bid.
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Search what is recorded
Search the Harris County Clerk for deeds of trust, liens and lis pendens against the property and its owner.
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Know what survives the sale
The officer's deed passes the defendant's interest, subject to the right of redemption, restrictive covenants and liens under them recorded before January 1 of the year the tax lien arose and not extinguished by the judgment, and easements of record from before that date (Tex. Tax Code 34.01(n)). The sale extinguishes the tax liens included in the judgment (34.01(q)).
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Harris County address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Harris County records show
In Texas, real property records are recorded by the County Clerk. A Texas home loan is usually secured by a deed of trust rather than a mortgage, and it is released by a recorded release of lien.
Harris County properties on the list now
37 properties with a street address are on the tax sale list (properties with a judgment of foreclosure) for upcoming sales, the next on Nov 3, 2026. Each has its own page with the sale facts and a title check:
- 5926 Belarbor St, Houston, TX 77033Nov 3, 2026
- 187 Cypress St, Huffman, TX 77336Nov 3, 2026
- 7845 Linda Vista Rd, Houston, TX 77028Nov 3, 2026
- 12606 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047Nov 3, 2026
- 5531 Groveton St, Houston, TX 77033Nov 3, 2026
- 3903 Tolnay St, Houston, TX 77021Nov 3, 2026
- 5509 Arapahoe St, Houston, TX 77020Nov 3, 2026
- 923 Francis Dr, Pasadena, TX 77506Nov 3, 2026
The whole list: Harris County tax sale list (properties with a judgment of foreclosure).
A real Harris County report
We ran this search on the JPMorgan Chase Tower (600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002): 1 deed, 1 open deed of trust, 0 recorded liens. See the Harris County sample report.
What the report checks in Harris County
- Owner from the appraisal district roll; lot, block and subdivision from the County Tax Office statement
- Deeds, deeds of trust, releases and liens recorded with the Harris County Clerk, tied to the property by its legal description
Not covered here
- Loan amounts are not shown, and taxes due are not itemized in the report.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Harris County not cover?
Where a document cannot be tied to the property by its legal description, it is marked as linked by the owner's name only.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Harris County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Harris County property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Property taxes
- Title search cost
- Harris County title search guide
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