Tex. Tax Code § 34.011 · Subchapter A. TAX SALES
BIDDER REGISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies only to a sale of real property under this chapter conducted in a county in which the commissioners court by order has adopted the provisions of this section.
(b) A commissioners court may require that, to be eligible to bid at a sale of real property under this chapter, a person must be registered as a bidder with the county assessor-collector before the sale begins. The county assessor-collector may adopt rules governing the registration of bidders under this section. The county assessor-collector may require a person registering as a bidder:
(1) to designate the person's name and address;
(2) to provide valid proof of identification;
(3) to provide written proof of authority to bid on behalf of another person, if applicable;
(4) to provide any additional information reasonably required by the county assessor-collector; and
(5) to at least annually execute a statement on a form provided by the county assessor-collector certifying that there are no delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person registering as a bidder to the county or to any taxing unit having territory in the county.
(c) The county assessor-collector shall issue a written registration statement to a person who has registered as a bidder under this section. A person is not eligible to bid at a sale of real property under this chapter unless the county assessor-collector has issued a written registration statement to the person before the sale begins.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 3951), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.34.htm
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