Dimmit County approves public-resale plan for struck-off tax properties, tables several private resale items

Dimmit Countytax officials presented a series of trustee and private-resale items to the commissioners court and recommended a public-resale process for a bundle of struck-off properties that have had no takers at earlier courthouse sales.

Tax office counsel described the legal option to list struck-off parcels for public resale and recommended starting bids at 50% of prior minimums for a subset of parcels while keeping full minimum bids on high-value parcels whose appraised values have risen. The tax office also recommended advertising and community outreach to generate interest. "If you wanna start it off at a dollar, I could start it off at a dollar and see where it goes from there," counsel said when explaining the mechanics of public resale.

After discussion about title warranty and the countyliability of placing signs on properties, the court approved a public resale plan with the start-bid directions described by staff. Commissioners also considered multiple private resale bids on individual tax-suit properties; several private-resale items were tabled to allow staff to seek higher bids or clarify documentation, while a subset of private resale approvals (above minimums and with required post-judgment fees) were approved as recommended by staff.

The court's action aims to return properties to the tax roll and resolve outstanding tax suits, but staff and commissioners noted potential title and boundary issues for buyers and recommended that prospective bidders obtain surveys at their own expense. Specific bid amounts, property IDs and post-judgment fees were discussed on the record; some parcels were approved for private resale and others were tabled for further negotiation.