H.B. No. 1652
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the public resale by means of a public auction using
  online bidding and sale of property purchased by a taxing unit at an
  ad valorem tax sale.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 34.05(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         (d)  Except as provided by this subsection, all public sales
  requested as provided by Subsection (c) must [shall] be conducted
  in the manner prescribed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for
  the sale of property under execution or, if directed by the
  commissioners court of the county, in accordance with Section
  34.01(a-1) and the rules adopted under that section providing for
  public auction using online bidding and sale. The notice of the sale
  must contain a description of the property to be sold, the number
  and style of the suit under which the property was sold at the tax
  foreclosure sale, and the date of the tax foreclosure sale. The
  description of the property in the notice is sufficient if it is
  stated in the manner provided by Section 34.01(f). If the
  commissioners court of a county by order specifies the date or time
  at which or location in the county where a public sale requested
  under Subsection (c) shall be conducted, the sale shall be
  conducted on the date and at the time and location specified in the
  order. The acceptance of a bid by the officer conducting the sale is
  conclusive and binding on the question of its sufficiency. An
  action to set aside the sale on the grounds that the bid is
  insufficient may not be sustained in court, except that a taxing
  unit that participates in distribution of proceeds of the sale may
  file an action before the first anniversary of the date of the sale
  to set aside the sale on the grounds of fraud or collusion between
  the officer making the sale and the purchaser. On conclusion of the
  sale, the officer making the sale shall prepare a deed to the
  purchaser. The taxing unit that requested the sale may elect to
  prepare a deed for execution by the officer. If the taxing unit
  prepares the deed, the officer shall execute that deed. An officer
  who executes a deed prepared by the taxing unit is not responsible
  or liable for any inconsistency, error, or other defect in the form
  of the deed. As soon as practicable after a deed is executed by the
  officer, the officer shall either file the deed for recording with
  the county clerk or deliver the executed deed to the taxing unit
  that requested the sale, which shall file the deed for recording
  with the county clerk. The county clerk shall file and record each
  deed under this subsection and after recording shall return the
  deed to the grantee.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1652 was passed by the House on May 3,
  2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 4, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1652 was passed by the Senate on May
  21, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor