Published 3 times in the Waxahachie Sun, Wednesday, May 6, 13 and 20, 2026.NOTICE OF SALESTATE OF TEXAS,ELLIS COUNTYBY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE DATED APRIL 30, 2026and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Ellis County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on April 30, 2026 seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2026, the same being the 2nd day of said month, pursuant to Texas Tax Code 34.01, and as further provided in the Resolution To Allow Online Auctions For Tax Foreclosure Sales And To Adopt Rules Governing Online Auctions adopted by vote of Commissioners Court of Ellis County, Texas, on February 21, 2023, and recorded as instrument number 2304804 in the Official Real Property Records of Ellis County, Texas. The sale shall be conducted as an ONLINE AUCTION at the following URL: https://ellis.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Ellis and the State of Texas, to-wit:22215TX,Account No(s). 167047, MILFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. MICHAEL E SPROTT, ET AL, LOT PT 57 O T MILFORD 0.064 AC, adjudged value of $90,209.00;22222TX,Account No(s). 147585, RED OAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. TONJA WELCH, TRACT 29 BELLES CHAPEL ESTATES .50 ACRES MORE OR LESS; TOGETHER WITH IMP ONLY ACCT 218427; MH LOCATED ON LOT 29; LABEL #TEX0453620, adjudged value of $154,836.00;22340TX,Account No(s). 177259, ENNIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. JOE PARKS, ET AL, 1 T J CHAMBERS 5.86 ACRES, adjudged value of $274,401.00;22360TX,Account No(s). 171123, WAXAHACHIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. J C WARD, ET AL, LOT PT 2B BLK 106 TOWN .587 AC, adjudged value of $127,485.00;22477TX,Account No(s). 185471, MIDLOTHIAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. CHANIPUN S CORCORAN, ET AL, 496 J F HADDEN 6.324 ACRES, adjudged value of $297,000.00;22479TX,Account No(s). 183193, ITALY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. JORGE E HERNANDEZ, ET AL, 330 E C SCHOOL LAND 11.331 ACRES, adjudged value of $420,220.00;22499TX,Account No(s). 167064, MILFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ANDY FRANK, ET AL, LOT PT 44 O T MILFORD .2385 AC, n adjudged value of $187,038.00;(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.Dated at Waxahachie, Texas, April 30, 2026SheriffBrad Norman,Ellis County,Texas;By DeputyJW Cozby #404Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the propertyplus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP, attorney for plaintiffs, at (972) 923-5154.