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Cameron County property data
Where Cameron County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Brownsville.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Cameron County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Cameron County Clerk, Real Property Land Records. Official Public Records can be searched online at cameron.tx.publicsearch.us, with a free fraud alert sign-up, and records from 1848 to 1912 are on a separate portal; certified copies by mail cost $1 a page plus $5 per certification.
Owners and values
Cameron Appraisal District. Owner names, appraised values and property details can be looked up free in the appraisal district's Property Search and Map Search at cameroncad.org.
Tax sales
Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector. Tax bills can be searched and paid at camerontax.go2gov.net, and tax foreclosure and tax resale auctions are held online at cameron.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com.
Foreclosure sales
Cameron County Clerk (foreclosure sale notices). Notices of mortgage foreclosure sales are filed with the County Clerk and can be found through the Clerk's public records portal at cameron.tx.publicsearch.us.
Parcel maps
Cameron County GIS. The county GIS page links to a free online ArcGIS map viewer and a map request form, and the Cameron Appraisal District has its own parcel Map Search.
How property is sold here
Cameron County follows Texas's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Texas guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Texas sells the property itself at tax foreclosure sales, not tax liens. Cameron County's tax foreclosure and tax resale auctions are held entirely online at cameron.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Central, and bidders must register at least one business day ahead and post a 5% deposit by ACH or wire. Buyers get a sheriff's or tax resale deed without warranty, and the owner can redeem within two years for homestead or agricultural property, or six months for other property, counted from the date the deed is recorded.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosure sales in Cameron County are held on the first Tuesday of every month between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the west side of the Cameron County Courthouse in Brownsville, or wherever Commissioners Court designates. Notices are filed with the County Clerk and can be searched in the Clerk's online records.
Assessed values
The Cameron Appraisal District, based in San Benito, sets values for all property every year, and the County Tax Assessor-Collector bills and collects taxes for the county, cities, school districts and special districts.
Transfer tax
Texas has no real estate transfer tax, and Cameron County and Brownsville do not add one; buyers pay only County Clerk recording fees of $35 for the first page and $4 for each added page.
Worth knowing
The Cameron Appraisal District (values and owners) in San Benito and the Cameron County Tax Office (bills and tax sales) are separate offices, so value questions and tax questions go to different places.
Worth knowing
Property taxes for a tax year are due by January 31 of the next year, and the Tax Office has about 10 locations around the county.
Worth knowing
Tax foreclosure auctions are fully online, but mortgage foreclosure sales still happen in person at the courthouse on the first Tuesday.
Every town in Cameron County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bayview town
- Brownsville city
- Combes town
- Harlingen city
- Indian Lake town
- La Feria city
- Laguna Vista town
- Los Fresnos city
- Los Indios town
- Palm Valley city
- Port Isabel city
- Primera town
- Rancho Viejo town
- Rangerville city
- Rio Hondo city
- San Benito city
- Santa Rosa town
- South Padre Island town
- Starbase city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Cameron County?
Deeds are recorded by the Cameron County Clerk, whose main office is in the Cameron County Administration Building at 835 East Levee Street in Brownsville. Recording costs $35 for the first page and $4 for each added page.
When is the Cameron County tax sale?
Tax foreclosure and tax resale auctions are held online at cameron.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com, with dates posted on its auction calendar. Mortgage foreclosure sales are on the first Tuesday of each month at the courthouse.
How do I find who owns a property in Cameron County?
Search the Cameron Appraisal District's free Property Search by owner, address or account number. Deeds can be found in the County Clerk's online public records.
Are Cameron County property records online?
Yes. County Clerk records, appraisal district values, tax bills, the online tax sale auction and county GIS maps are all online.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- cameroncountytx.gov/
- cameroncountytx.gov/county-clerk/
- cameroncountytx.gov/county-clerk/cameron-county-clerk-real-property-land-records/
- cameron.tx.publicsearch.us/
- cameroncountytx.gov/tac/
- cameron.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com/
- cameron.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com/index.cfm?zaction=home&zmethod=faq
- cameroncad.org/
- cameroncad.org/Pages/MapSearch
- cameroncountytx.gov/cameron-county-gis/
Every parcel in Cameron County, on one map
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