The Jim Wells County Commissioners Court on July 25 approved offers to purchase multiple tax‑foreclosed properties and accepted bids from private buyers, including Real Estate and Investment LLC and local purchaser Juan Leonardo Martinez.

County staff read several tax‑sale suit listings and associated offers. The court approved an $8,100 offer by Real Estate and Investment LLC on one parcel (suit number read into record during the meeting). The court later approved additional offers including a $10,000 offer by Real Estate and Investment LLC and a $41,000 offer by the same bidder on separate parcels; commissioners also approved a $2,100 offer by Juan Leonardo Martinez on a parcel tied to Fremont Independent School District and a $1,500 offer by Juan Leonardo Martinez Velasquez on another parcel.

A resident during the meeting asked why appraisal‑district listings are not marketed more widely; staff replied that the minimum bids are established to cover outstanding taxes owed to taxing entities (schools, city, county) rather than to maximize sale price. "It doesn't matter because that money that's owed, it's only on taxes to us, the city and the school," the resident said, summarizing the appraisal district's explanation that the sale aim is to cover owed taxes.

Court discussion included practical cautions for buyers: participants noted purchasers assume risk for liens, possible landlocked parcels and demolition needs on burned or demolished structures. For one property described as a demolished former store, participants noted the low $1,500 payment reflected remaining taxes and cleanup needs; commissioners expressed hope the buyer would clear debris and return the parcel to the tax rolls.

Each listed offer was approved by motion and voice vote during the meeting. The court did not amend the sale terms during the hearing; final sale documentation and disbursement of proceeds will follow standard tax‑sale procedures administered by county staff and the tax office.

No legal challenges or contests to the bids were recorded during the meeting; court minutes will reflect the clerk’s recorded suit numbers and sale paperwork for each parcel.

The court did not provide a comprehensive breakdown of each taxing entity’s exact share for every parcel in the public remarks; county staff read partial amounts during the meeting but several numeric lines were unclear in the record.