Tex. Property Code § 71.201
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 71.201, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 71.201. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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