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Tex. Property Code § 71.201

SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

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Tex. Property Code § 71.201, SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/564362
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(a) If personal property escheated to the state, the court shall issue to the sheriff a writ that commands the sheriff to seize the escheated property. (b) The sheriff shall: (1) dispose of the personal property at public auction in accordance with the law regarding the sale of personal property under execution; and (2) deposit into the State Treasury the proceeds of the sale, less court costs.