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The Constable may seize and sell real and personal property upon lawful order of a court, returning the proceeds according to law. Constables are Texas Peace Officers and may arrest, with or without a warrant, violators of state penal laws and persons who commit breaches of the peace in their presence.
Constable’s jurisdiction for service of civil process documents is throughout their county as well as every adjacent county. They may serve documents for State, County, and Justice Courts of Texas, as well as process issued by lawful courts of other states. Commissioner’s Court establishes fees for this service. The fees collected are deposited into the general fund. It is the Constable’s duty to execute and return all process, warrants, summons, and judgment enforcement documents as directed by lawful officials.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education recognizes the special role of the Constables’ offices in the civil court system. The Commission requires the Constable and their deputies to have special civil process training in addition to the standard training required for all Texas peace officers.
The Constables and their deputies are officers of the courts. They provide fair and impartial notification to citizens of court actions that may involve them.
County Constable Sales (Tax Delinquency Foreclosures)
County Constable Sales are published monthly. In Texas, tax foreclosures are judicial foreclosures. This means that a taxing authority to whom a property owner owes delinquent taxes, cannot foreclose against the owner without the consent of a Texas court.
Once a court has consented to the foreclosure, the taxing authority must publicly announce the pending foreclosure on the property no later than 20 days before the scheduled auction which like mortgage foreclosures, occur the first Tuesday of the following month.
Generally, the opening bid amount is the tax delinquent amount. As is the case with Trustee Sales, the only acceptable form of payment is either cash or cashier's check.
Registration is required to bid on tax foreclosures in Harris County. Additionally by law, bidders must obtain a "tax certificate" from county officials affirming that the bidder is not delinquent on any property he owns.
Example in Texas:
A Non-homestead property purchased from a tax auction carries a 6 month redemption period while homesteaded property bears a 2 year redemption period.
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