{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-34.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Tax Code § 34.011","heading":"BIDDER REGISTRATION.","body":"(a) This section applies only to a sale of real property under this chapter conducted in a county in which the commissioners court by order has adopted the provisions of this section.\n(b) A commissioners court may require that, to be eligible to bid at a sale of real property under this chapter, a person must be registered as a bidder with the county assessor-collector before the sale begins. The county assessor-collector may adopt rules governing the registration of bidders under this section. The county assessor-collector may require a person registering as a bidder:\n(1) to designate the person's name and address;\n(2) to provide valid proof of identification;\n(3) to provide written proof of authority to bid on behalf of another person, if applicable;\n(4) to provide any additional information reasonably required by the county assessor-collector; and\n(5) to at least annually execute a statement on a form provided by the county assessor-collector certifying that there are no delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by the person registering as a bidder to the county or to any taxing unit having territory in the county.\n(c) The county assessor-collector shall issue a written registration statement to a person who has registered as a bidder under this section. A person is not eligible to bid at a sale of real property under this chapter unless the county assessor-collector has issued a written registration statement to the person before the sale begins.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 3951), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["TAX CODE","TITLE 1. PROPERTY TAX CODE","SUBTITLE E. COLLECTIONS AND DELINQUENCY","CHAPTER 34. TAX SALES AND REDEMPTION","SUBCHAPTER A. TAX SALES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.34.htm#34.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"7e92507130c805bf7c9b97052f3b651c42adfc57f4b16679b5d5a7f523b08709","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-34.0101","next":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-34.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}