{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1158.401","heading":"REQUIRED NOTICE.","body":"(a) A public sale of real estate of an estate shall be made at public auction. Except as otherwise provided by Section 1158.403(c), the guardian of the estate shall advertise a public auction of real estate of the estate by a notice published in the county in which the estate is pending, as provided by this title for publication of notices or citations. The notice must:\n(1) include a reference to the order of sale;\n(2) include the time, place, and required terms of sale; and\n(3) briefly describe the real estate to be sold.\n(b) The reference described by Subsection (a)(1) is not required to contain field notes, but if the real estate to be sold is rural property, the reference must include:\n(1) the name of the original survey of the real estate;\n(2) the number of acres the real estate consists of;\n(3) the location of the real estate in the county; and\n(4) the name by which the real estate is generally known.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1158. SALE OR PARTITION OF WARD'S PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER I. SALE OF REAL ESTATE: PUBLIC AUCTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1158.htm#1158.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"cbc8eff1ba2d8f9fad55eb7daf7ac055cbad15ae13eacf5be1844fd1a8dd78e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.353","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}