Tex. Estates Code § 1158.403
TIME AND PLACE OF AUCTION
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- Tex. Estates Code § 1158.403, TIME AND PLACE OF AUCTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/625773
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a public auction of real estate of an estate shall be held at:
(1) the courthouse door in the county in which the real estate is located, or if the real estate is located in more than one county, the courthouse door in any county in which the real estate is located; or
(2) another place in a county described by Subdivision (1) at which auctions of real estate are specifically authorized to be held as designated by the commissioners court of the county under Section 51.002(a), Property Code.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the auction must occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month after publication of notice has been completed. If the first Tuesday of the month occurs on January 1 or July 4, the auction must occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.
(c) If the court considers it advisable, the court may order the auction to be held in the county in which the proceedings are pending, in which event notice shall be published both in that county and in the county in which the real estate is located.