Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.073
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.073, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 34.073. TRANSFER OF WRIT; NO DUTY TO LEVY OUTSIDE OF COUNTY.
Official statutory text
(a) An officer receiving a writ may transfer the writ to another officer in another precinct, or to another law enforcement agency authorized to perform executions, within the county of the first officer who received the writ.
(b) An officer does not have a duty to levy on or sell property not within the officer's county, unless it is real property that is partially in the officer's county and partially within a contiguous county.
(b) An officer does not have a duty to levy on or sell property not within the officer's county, unless it is real property that is partially in the officer's county and partially within a contiguous county.
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