Does the County have to pay off an IRS lien if they foreclose?

[Belinda Lopez]

I was taught that IRS liens pretty much trump all other liens on a property. This week I came across a buyer under a County Tax Sale Lien in Texas for next week. When I did the title research it shows an additional IRS lien on the property and the IRS is also listed as a defendant on the County Tax suit! If the county sells the property at auction does the new owner have to pay off the IRS lien first?