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Month-by-month Texas property tax dates: Jan 1 lien, Feb 1 delinquency, May 15 protests, July 1 penalty jump, Oct 1 bills and first-Tuesday sales.

Who does what in Texas property tax: the appraisal district values property and keeps owner records, taxing units set rates, tax offices bill and collect.

A field-by-field guide to a Texas delinquent property tax statement: taxing units, base tax, penalty, interest, collection fees, suit and deferral flags.

Texas tax office payment plans: §33.02 delinquent installment agreements, four payments for seniors and the disabled, split payment and disaster plans.

What a Texas delinquent property tax suit is, who files it, who gets sued, what it costs the owner, and how it ends: paid, dismissed or judgment.

How the Texas §33.06 deferral stops tax suits and sales on homesteads of owners 65+, disabled owners and disabled veterans, and why it matters for data.

What a Texas delinquent property tax suit is, who files it, who gets sued, what it costs the owner, and how it ends: paid, dismissed or judgment.

When a Texas tax sale brings more than the judgment, the excess goes to the court. Who can claim it, the 2-year deadline, and the strict Texas fee limits.

Texas owners can buy back tax-sold property: 2 years for homesteads and ag land (25% or 50% premium), 180 days otherwise. What it costs and how.

When a Texas tax sale gets no bid, the property is struck off to the taxing unit and resold later. How resales work, minimum prices and what to check.

After a Texas tax judgment, a sheriff or constable sells the property on the first Tuesday. Notice, minimum bids, bidder rules, the deed and possession.

Tax lien certificate states vs tax deed states, why Texas sells a redeemable deed instead of a lien, and how Florida, Arizona, Georgia and others compare.

Texas tax sales involve tax offices, private law firms, sheriffs and constables, and online auction sites. Who does what, and where to find sale lists.

Texas owners can buy back tax-sold property: 2 years for homesteads and ag land (25% or 50% premium), 180 days otherwise. What it costs and how.

What the bankruptcy automatic stay does to foreclosures, tax suits and evictions, its limits for repeat filers, and what it means for Texas investors.

How Texas HOAs collect and foreclose assessment liens under Property Code ch. 209: notices, payment plans, court orders and the 180-day redemption right.

Why Texas home-equity loans, HELOCs and reverse mortgages need a court order to foreclose, and how the expedited Rule 736 case works.

How Texas trustee foreclosures work: the 20-day cure notice, the 21-day notice of sale, courthouse posting, and the first-Tuesday auction.

How a Texas abstract of judgment becomes a lien on real property, how long it lasts, why it doesn't attach to a homestead, and how owners clear it.

How IRS and Texas Comptroller tax liens attach to real estate, where they are filed, how long they last, and what they mean for a sale or foreclosure.

What a Texas notice of lis pendens is, when it can be filed, how it binds buyers and lenders, and how it is removed under Property Code §12.0071.

How Texas mechanic's and materialman's liens work after the 2022 reforms: who can file, deadlines, homestead rules, and how liens are removed.

What a Texas notice of lis pendens is, when it can be filed, how it binds buyers and lenders, and how it is removed under Property Code §12.0071.

How Texas heirs pass a house without full probate: the recorded affidavit of heirship, the $75,000 small estate affidavit, and their limits for title.

What heirs' property is, why fractional family ownership blocks sales, and how Texas's Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act changes partition suits.

How Texas probate moves a house to heirs: independent administration, muniment of title, the four-year rule, and what a buyer needs to see before closing.

How Texas community property law, homestead rules, standing orders and divorce decrees affect selling a house while a divorce is pending or after.

How Texas evictions work for suits filed on or after Jan. 1, 2026 under SB 38 and new Rule 510: notices, service, trial timing, appeals and writs.

How Texas cities enforce building codes: code cases, substandard building hearings, repair or demolition orders, civil penalties and city liens.

Why Texas treats lease-options and contracts for deed as executory contracts, the Property Code ch. 5 rules, and the lien rule that blocks subject-to.

How subject-to purchases work, what the due-on-sale clause and Garn-St Germain actually say, and the Texas notice rules buyers should know.

Texas wrap mortgage rules: Finance Code ch. 159 disclosures and rescission, who must originate, the 3-loan exemptions, and federal seller-finance limits.

How to spot absentee owners and tired landlords in Texas public records, the signals of a landlord ready to sell, and tenant rules that follow the house.

Why timing matters for Texas tax, foreclosure and court leads, what goes stale in a monthly list, and how to use daily public-records data well.

Public-record clues that a Texas house is vacant, what cities can do to vacant buildings, squatter removal under Property Code ch. 24B, and outreach.

Why one distress signal is weak and several on the same parcel are strong: how to combine Texas tax, court, code and owner records into a ranked list.

Federal TCPA, Do Not Call and Texas telemarketing rules for calling and texting property owners, including SB 140 and the 2025 consent changes.

How Texas's data broker law (ch. 509), privacy act (ch. 541) and breach law apply to public-record property data and skip-traced contact data.

When a property or distress list becomes a consumer report under the FCRA, and why real estate data is for marketing, not eligibility decisions.

Plain-English definitions of 100+ Texas property tax, foreclosure, probate, lien and public-records terms used by tax lenders and real estate investors.

Where Texas property, tax, court and city records live, what the Public Information Act covers, and what it doesn't, in plain English.

Texas doesn't make sale prices public. Here is why, where appraisal values come from, and how to estimate a Texas property's value.