HB 627
bill adding certified mail before tax foreclosure sales
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to a requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Lose the tax lawsuit, get a certified letter before the sale.
The bill changes how a county officer must notify people before their property is sold at a tax foreclosure sale. Each person who lost the tax lawsuit, or that person's lawyer, must now get written notice of the sale both under the usual court service rule and by certified mail. Starting September 1, 2027, officers selling property for unpaid taxes must also send a certified-mail notice before the sale.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 134 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 134 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 90R bill as filed runs 407 words (derived, 1,039 graded bills, snapshot Nov 10, 2026).
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB627 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to a requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.
WHAT IT DOES
Lose the tax lawsuit, get a certified letter before the sale.
The bill changes how a county officer must notify people before their property is sold at a tax foreclosure sale. Each person who lost the tax lawsuit, or that person's lawyer, must now get written notice of the sale both under the usual court service rule and by certified mail. Starting September 1, 2027, officers selling property for unpaid taxes must also send a certified-mail notice before the sale.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$100,500.00
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC
$100,500.00
- Cash
- $100,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $100,500.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101028957, 101058926.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$70,000.00
- Cash
- $70,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $70,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC
$100,500.00
- Cash
- $100,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $100,500.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101028957, 101058926.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$70,000.00
- Cash
- $70,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $70,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection
Text
The text as introduced · 134 words
90R1426 LHC-D By: Craddick H.B. No. 627 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 34.01(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The officer charged with the sale shall give written notice of the sale to each person who was a defendant to the judgment or that person's attorney: (1) in the manner prescribed by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, or that rule's successor ; and (2) by certified mail [ to each person who was a defendant to the judgment or that person's attorney ]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.