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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.031

This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.031, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.

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§ 17.031. EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.

Official statutory text

For a power of sale exercised by the filing of an application for an expedited court order allowing the foreclosure of a contract lien under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 736, service of citation shall be completed in accordance with Rule 736 or 106, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or in any other manner provided for petitions under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

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