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Month-by-month Texas property tax dates: Jan 1 lien, Feb 1 delinquency, May 15 protests, July 1 penalty jump, Oct 1 bills and first-Tuesday sales.

Who does what in Texas property tax: the appraisal district values property and keeps owner records, taxing units set rates, tax offices bill and collect.

Texas property taxes go delinquent Feb. 1. Here is how penalty, interest and the July 1 attorney collection penalty build up, with the statutes.

A field-by-field guide to a Texas delinquent property tax statement: taxing units, base tax, penalty, interest, collection fees, suit and deferral flags.

Texas tax office payment plans: §33.02 delinquent installment agreements, four payments for seniors and the disabled, split payment and disaster plans.

What a Texas delinquent property tax suit is, who files it, who gets sued, what it costs the owner, and how it ends: paid, dismissed or judgment.

How the Texas §33.06 deferral stops tax suits and sales on homesteads of owners 65+, disabled owners and disabled veterans, and why it matters for data.

What a Texas delinquent property tax suit is, who files it, who gets sued, what it costs the owner, and how it ends: paid, dismissed or judgment.

When a Texas tax sale brings more than the judgment, the excess goes to the court. Who can claim it, the 2-year deadline, and the strict Texas fee limits.

Texas owners can buy back tax-sold property: 2 years for homesteads and ag land (25% or 50% premium), 180 days otherwise. What it costs and how.

When a Texas tax sale gets no bid, the property is struck off to the taxing unit and resold later. How resales work, minimum prices and what to check.

After a Texas tax judgment, a sheriff or constable sells the property on the first Tuesday. Notice, minimum bids, bidder rules, the deed and possession.

Tax lien certificate states vs tax deed states, why Texas sells a redeemable deed instead of a lien, and how Florida, Arizona, Georgia and others compare.

Texas tax sales involve tax offices, private law firms, sheriffs and constables, and online auction sites. Who does what, and where to find sale lists.

Texas owners can buy back tax-sold property: 2 years for homesteads and ag land (25% or 50% premium), 180 days otherwise. What it costs and how.

What Texas property tax lenders must and must not say in mail and ads: the §351.0023 installment notice, 7 TAC §89.208, and the 30-day lawsuit rule.

How Texas property tax loans work: the §32.06 tax lien transfer, Finance Code ch. 351 licensing, the OCCC, rate and fee caps, and who cannot get one.

Why timing matters for Texas tax, foreclosure and court leads, what goes stale in a monthly list, and how to use daily public-records data well.

Why one distress signal is weak and several on the same parcel are strong: how to combine Texas tax, court, code and owner records into a ranked list.

Federal TCPA, Do Not Call and Texas telemarketing rules for calling and texting property owners, including SB 140 and the 2025 consent changes.

How Texas's data broker law (ch. 509), privacy act (ch. 541) and breach law apply to public-record property data and skip-traced contact data.

When a property or distress list becomes a consumer report under the FCRA, and why real estate data is for marketing, not eligibility decisions.

Plain-English definitions of 100+ Texas property tax, foreclosure, probate, lien and public-records terms used by tax lenders and real estate investors.

Where Texas property, tax, court and city records live, what the Public Information Act covers, and what it doesn't, in plain English.

Texas doesn't make sale prices public. Here is why, where appraisal values come from, and how to estimate a Texas property's value.