Sec. 111.018. NOTICE OF SALE OF SEIZED PROPERTY. (a) The delinquent person whose property is seized under Section 111.017 of this code is entitled to written notice of the sale of the property at least 20 days before the date of the sale. (b) The notice must: (1) contain a description of the property to be sold, a statement of the amount of the tax, penalties, interest, and costs due, the name of the delinquent person, and a statement that unless the amount due, including costs, is paid before the time of the sale as stated in the notice the described property, or as much of it as necessary, will be sold; (2) be enclosed in an envelope that is addressed to the delinquent person at the person's last known address or place of business; (3) be deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid; and (4) be published for at least 10 days before the date set for the sale in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the seized property is to be sold, or, if there is no newspaper of general circulation in that county, the notice must be posted in three public places in that county for 20 days before the date set for the sale. (c) Publication in a newspaper of a notice of sale of seized property under Subsection (b)(4) is not required if the estimated value of the property to be sold is less than $40,000. The comptroller may notify potential buyers of seized property the value of which is estimated to be less than $40,000 by any means reasonable and cost-effective to the state under the circumstances.
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