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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public sale of real property taken in execution of a |
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judgment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.041, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection |
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(b) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commissioners court of a county by official action |
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may authorize the officer charged with conducting a public sale of |
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real property taken in execution to conduct a public auction using |
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online bidding and sale. The commissioners court may adopt rules |
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governing online auctions authorized under this subsection. Rules |
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adopted by the commissioners court under this subsection take |
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effect on the 90th day after the date the rules are published in the |
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real property records of the county. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county may designate an |
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area other than an area at the county courthouse where public sales |
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of real property under this chapter will take place that is in a |
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public place within a reasonable proximity of the county courthouse |
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as determined by the commissioners court and in a location as |
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accessible to the public as the courthouse door. The commissioners |
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court shall record that designation in the real property records of |
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the county. A designation by a commissioners court under this |
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section is not a ground for challenging or invalidating any |
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sale. Except for a sale conducted under Subsection (a) or (a-1), a |
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sale must be held at an area designated under this subsection if the |
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sale is held on or after the 90th day after the date the designation |
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is recorded. The commissioners court may by order authorize a |
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county official or employee to identify separate locations within |
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the designated area for the conduct of sales under this section and |
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for the conduct of sales by peace officers under other laws. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |