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Texas foreclosures by county

Short answer: Texas forecloses mostly without a court case, and the process ends at a trustee sale, typically about 2 months after the first filing. Filings are recorded in each county's land records office (the recorder, register of deeds or clerk, depending on the county). Below is every Texas county, each with its own page on pre-foreclosure filings, the trustee sale and the owners to reach before it.

Counties covered

254

Each with its own foreclosure page.

Process

Non-judicial

Ends at a trustee sale.

After the sale

None after the sale

None for mortgage foreclosures.

Every Texas county

Largest first, by Census population.

CountyCounty seatPopulation
Harris County foreclosuresHouston4,780,000
Dallas County foreclosuresDallas2,610,000
Tarrant County foreclosuresFort Worth2,180,000
Bexar County foreclosuresSan Antonio2,050,000
Travis County foreclosuresAustin1,300,000
Collin County foreclosuresMcKinney1,130,000
Denton County foreclosuresDenton1,000,000
Hidalgo County foreclosuresEdinburg880,000
El Paso County foreclosuresEl Paso866,000
Fort Bend County foreclosuresRichmond860,000
Montgomery County foreclosuresConroe680,000
Williamson County foreclosuresGeorgetown670,000
Cameron County foreclosures431,874
Bell County foreclosuresBelton400,000
Brazoria County foreclosuresAngleton380,000
Galveston County foreclosuresGalveston355,000
Nueces County foreclosuresCorpus Christi353,000
Lubbock County foreclosuresLubbock320,000
Hays County foreclosures292,029
Webb County foreclosures272,823
McLennan County foreclosures270,358
Jefferson County foreclosuresBeaumont256,000
Brazos County foreclosures249,624
Smith County foreclosures249,091
Ellis County foreclosures232,387
Johnson County foreclosures210,547
Comal County foreclosures201,628
Kaufman County foreclosures197,829
Guadalupe County foreclosures195,166
Midland County foreclosures183,587
Parker County foreclosures179,707
Ector County foreclosures170,022
Randall County foreclosures150,547
Grayson County foreclosures150,532
Taylor County foreclosures148,813
Rockwall County foreclosures137,044
Wichita County foreclosures129,984
Gregg County foreclosures126,679
Tom Green County foreclosures120,103
Hunt County foreclosures118,729
Liberty County foreclosures115,042
Bastrop County foreclosures114,931
Potter County foreclosures114,649
Bowie County foreclosures91,992
Victoria County foreclosures91,949
Angelina County foreclosures88,094
Henderson County foreclosures87,467
Coryell County foreclosures86,370
Orange County foreclosures86,115
Walker County foreclosures83,722
Wise County foreclosures81,275
San Patricio County foreclosures71,467
Harrison County foreclosures71,370
Hood County foreclosures69,126
Starr County foreclosures66,587
Nacogdoches County foreclosures65,728
Van Zandt County foreclosures65,304
Waller County foreclosures65,109
Anderson County foreclosures59,512
Maverick County foreclosures58,829
Hardin County foreclosures58,670
Navarro County foreclosures56,533
Chambers County foreclosures56,179
Burnet County foreclosures55,722
Medina County foreclosures55,619
Wilson County foreclosures55,415
Polk County foreclosures54,258
Kerr County foreclosures53,900
Rusk County foreclosures53,391
Cherokee County foreclosures53,223
Atascosa County foreclosures52,783
Caldwell County foreclosures52,430
Kendall County foreclosures51,828
Lamar County foreclosures51,249
Wood County foreclosures48,742
Val Verde County foreclosures47,999
Erath County foreclosures44,496
Cooke County foreclosures44,258
Upshur County foreclosures44,050
Wharton County foreclosures42,035
Jim Wells County foreclosures38,886
Hopkins County foreclosures38,784
Hill County foreclosures38,771
Fannin County foreclosures38,650
Brown County foreclosures38,631
Washington County foreclosures37,810
Matagorda County foreclosures36,391
Grimes County foreclosures33,448
Jasper County foreclosures32,907
Austin County foreclosures32,546
Hale County foreclosures31,953
Titus County foreclosures31,547
Bee County foreclosures31,226
Howard County foreclosures30,833
Kleberg County foreclosures30,442
Palo Pinto County foreclosures30,231
San Jacinto County foreclosures29,326
Cass County foreclosures28,622
Gillespie County foreclosures28,159
Milam County foreclosures26,159
Aransas County foreclosures25,595
Fayette County foreclosures25,488
Uvalde County foreclosures25,138
Shelby County foreclosures24,192
Lampasas County foreclosures23,539
Llano County foreclosures23,163
Panola County foreclosures23,022
Gaines County foreclosures22,892
Bandera County foreclosures22,830
Limestone County foreclosures22,569
Houston County foreclosures22,197
Montague County foreclosures21,890
Moore County foreclosures21,872
Hockley County foreclosures21,505
Colorado County foreclosures21,475
Gray County foreclosures20,888
Jones County foreclosures20,850
Freestone County foreclosures20,645
Lavaca County foreclosures20,605
Tyler County foreclosures20,560
DeWitt County foreclosures20,252
Burleson County foreclosures20,179
Gonzales County foreclosures20,040
Willacy County foreclosures20,027
Calhoun County foreclosures19,942
Hutchinson County foreclosures19,721
Frio County foreclosures19,520
Bosque County foreclosures19,013
Andrews County foreclosures18,923
Deaf Smith County foreclosures18,495
Lee County foreclosures18,451
Eastland County foreclosures18,290
Young County foreclosures18,236
Falls County foreclosures17,752
Robertson County foreclosures17,659
Leon County foreclosures16,698
Scurry County foreclosures16,211
Jackson County foreclosures15,284
Karnes County foreclosures15,137
Pecos County foreclosures14,712
Callahan County foreclosures14,615
Trinity County foreclosures14,489
Comanche County foreclosures14,359
Nolan County foreclosures14,182
Madison County foreclosures13,877
Zapata County foreclosures13,819
Blanco County foreclosures13,358
Rains County foreclosures13,306
Camp County foreclosures13,164
Lamb County foreclosures12,687
Wilbarger County foreclosures12,455
Morris County foreclosures12,184
Live Oak County foreclosures11,967
Reeves County foreclosures11,956
Newton County foreclosures11,908
Dawson County foreclosures11,758
Red River County foreclosures11,696
Terry County foreclosures11,602
Ward County foreclosures11,038
Franklin County foreclosures10,912
Clay County foreclosures10,730
Somervell County foreclosures10,098
Sabine County foreclosures10,058
Runnels County foreclosures9,751
Ochiltree County foreclosures9,717
Marion County foreclosures9,704
Parmer County foreclosures9,669
Duval County foreclosures9,585
Brewster County foreclosures9,508
Stephens County foreclosures9,475
Jack County foreclosures9,398
Zavala County foreclosures9,209
Archer County foreclosures9,155
Mitchell County foreclosures8,968
Hamilton County foreclosures8,644
Dimmit County foreclosures8,181
Coleman County foreclosures7,990
San Augustine County foreclosures7,767
Yoakum County foreclosures7,581
Dallam County foreclosures7,526
McCulloch County foreclosures7,448
Winkler County foreclosures7,381
Castro County foreclosures7,380
Goliad County foreclosures7,221
Bailey County foreclosures7,031
Swisher County foreclosures6,877
Brooks County foreclosures6,740
Refugio County foreclosures6,739
Childress County foreclosures6,679
La Salle County foreclosures6,679
Lynn County foreclosures5,952
Carson County foreclosures5,822
Presidio County foreclosures5,686
Delta County foreclosures5,647
San Saba County foreclosures5,508
Haskell County foreclosures5,435
Martin County foreclosures5,179
Floyd County foreclosures5,042
Crosby County foreclosures5,030
Hansford County foreclosures5,006
Hartley County foreclosures4,996
Wheeler County foreclosures4,824
Garza County foreclosures4,645
Crane County foreclosures4,594
Jim Hogg County foreclosures4,583
Mills County foreclosures4,563
Kimble County foreclosures4,401
Mason County foreclosures3,987
Fisher County foreclosures3,665
Hudspeth County foreclosures3,608
Baylor County foreclosures3,533
Hardeman County foreclosures3,417
Coke County foreclosures3,396
Concho County foreclosures3,326
Sutton County foreclosures3,269
Knox County foreclosures3,255
Donley County foreclosures3,193
Kinney County foreclosures3,191
Shackelford County foreclosures3,169
Reagan County foreclosures3,139
Hemphill County foreclosures3,134
Upton County foreclosures3,128
Lipscomb County foreclosures2,880
Hall County foreclosures2,828
Crockett County foreclosures2,799
Real County foreclosures2,772
Sherman County foreclosures2,771
Collingsworth County foreclosures2,611
Cochran County foreclosures2,583
Schleicher County foreclosures2,302
Culberson County foreclosures2,254
Menard County foreclosures1,911
Oldham County foreclosures1,823
Armstrong County foreclosures1,809
Jeff Davis County foreclosures1,778
Dickens County foreclosures1,725
Throckmorton County foreclosures1,532
Irion County foreclosures1,526
Briscoe County foreclosures1,494
Sterling County foreclosures1,387
Edwards County foreclosures1,383
Cottle County foreclosures1,263
Stonewall County foreclosures1,235
Glasscock County foreclosures1,153
Foard County foreclosures1,053
Motley County foreclosures1,015
Roberts County foreclosures837
Terrell County foreclosures718
Kent County foreclosures703
McMullen County foreclosures565
Borden County foreclosures557
Kenedy County foreclosures330
King County foreclosures215
Loving County foreclosures48

Texas foreclosure at a glance

The essentials for finding and working foreclosures. The full process, owner rights and law detail are in the Texas foreclosure laws guide.

Texas foreclosure reference
ProcessNon-judicial. Most run under a power of sale, without a court case.
The auctionA trustee sale, run by the trustee named in the deed of trust.
Typical timelineabout 2 months from first filing to sale, uncontested.
Where filings are recordedIn each county's land records office (the recorder, register of deeds or clerk, depending on the county).
RedemptionNone for mortgage foreclosures.
DeficiencyAllowed, offset by fair-value findings and a 2 year deadline.
DefaultMissed payments anda breach letterNoticeDefault or salenotice recorded orpublishedNotice periodThe owner can stillcure, sell ornegotiateTrustee saleThe winning biddertakes the property
The Texas foreclosure sequence: typically about 2 months from first filing to the trustee sale, uncontested. A 20 day cure notice plus a 21 day sale notice is the entire statutory runway: the fastest big state.

Texas foreclosure FAQ

Where are Texas foreclosure filings recorded?

Notices of default or sale are recorded in each county's land records office (the recorder, register of deeds or clerk, depending on the county), or published and posted, as state law requires. The deed after the sale is recorded in the same place. Each county page below says where to look and what each document shows.

Are Texas foreclosure auctions sheriff sales or trustee sales?

Trustee sales. Most Texas home loans are deeds of trust with a power of sale, so a trustee auctions the property under a published notice without a court case. The notice names the trustee, the date and the place, and sales are often postponed.

How do I get a Texas pre-foreclosure list?

Counties record the filings but rarely publish them as a list. Pre-foreclosure lists are compiled from those records. LowBaller covers all 254 Texas counties: scan any ZIP to see owners in pre-foreclosure and at auction, ranked by how close the trustee sale is and how much equity they hold.

How long do Texas owners have before the trustee sale?

Typically about 2 months from the first filing, uncontested. A 20 day cure notice plus a 21 day sale notice is the entire statutory runway: the fastest big state. During that time the owner keeps title and can sell, which is why the weeks after a filing are when a private offer matters most.

Can I buy a Texas home before the foreclosure auction?

Yes, from the owner directly. Until the trustee sale the owner holds title, so a sale that pays off the loan stops the foreclosure. You can inspect and run title, which the auction rarely allows, and an owner with equity keeps the difference instead of losing it at the sale.

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Informational summary, not legal advice. Foreclosure process, timelines, redemption and deficiency rules are summarized at the state level and change by statute and court rule. The published notice of sale controls every date and term. Homeowners facing foreclosure should speak with an attorney or a HUD-approved housing counselor.