Tex. Property Code § 71.007
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 71.007, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 71.007. IDENTIFICATION OF REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO ESCHEAT.
Official statutory text
The tax assessor-collector of each county shall:
(1) take all steps necessary to identify real property that may be subject to escheat; and
(2) notify the commissioner of the General Land Office and the attorney general so that they may take appropriate action.
(1) take all steps necessary to identify real property that may be subject to escheat; and
(2) notify the commissioner of the General Land Office and the attorney general so that they may take appropriate action.
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