Tex. Tax Code Section 34.011
Bidder Registration


(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.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 3951), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.

Source: Section 34.011 — Bidder Registration, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.­34.­htm#34.­011 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 34.011’s source at texas​.gov