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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the power of certain commissioners courts to authorize |
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ad valorem tax sales of real property to be conducted by means of |
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online auctions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.01, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (r) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commissioners court of a county with a population |
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of 3.3 million or more by official action may authorize the officer |
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charged with selling property under this section to conduct a |
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public auction using online bidding and sale. The commissioners |
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court may adopt rules governing online auctions authorized under |
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this subsection. Rules adopted by the commissioners court under |
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this subsection take effect on the 90th day after the date the rules |
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are published in the real property records of the county. |
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(r) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) and this |
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subsection, a sale of real property under this section must take |
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place at the county courthouse in the county in which the land is |
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located. The commissioners court of the county may designate an |
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area other than an area at the county courthouse where sales under |
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this section will take place that is in a public place within a |
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reasonable proximity of the county courthouse as determined by the |
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commissioners court and in a location as accessible to the public as |
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the courthouse door. The commissioners court shall record that |
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designation in the real property records of the county. A |
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designation by a commissioners court under this section is not a |
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ground for challenging or invalidating any sale. A sale must be held |
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at an area designated under this subsection if the sale is held on |
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or after the 90th day after the date the designation is recorded. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |