Sec. 33.93.  TAX WARRANT.  (a)  A tax warrant shall direct the sheriff or a constable in the county and the collector for the municipality or the county to seize the property described in the warrant, subject to the right of redemption, for the payment of the ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest owing on the property included in the application, any attorney's fees included in the application as provided by Section 33.92(d), the amount secured by a municipal health or safety lien on the property included in the application, and the costs of seizure and sale.  The warrant shall direct the person whose property is seized to disclose to a person executing the warrant the name and address if known of any other person having an interest in the property.
(b)  A bond may not be required of a municipality or county for issuance or delivery of a tax warrant, and a fee or court cost may not be charged for issuance or delivery of the warrant.
(c)  On issuance of a tax warrant, the collector shall take possession of the property pending its sale by the officer charged with selling the property.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 319, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2003.