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Bare Bones Sheriff’s Deed Survives… For Now

By Charles Sartain on April 7, 2026
Posted in Land Titles, Title Issues

Co-author Taylor Hall

Moore et al v. 1789 Minerals Fund I, LP, et al is another Texas decision addressing the effect of a Sheriff’s Deed after a tax foreclosure. Was the deed void for want of a sufficient property description? No, but the trial court will have to construe the document.

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What is an Adequate Description For a Mineral Lien ?

By Charles Sartain on February 2, 2016
Posted in Land Titles, Title Issues

wild goose chaseCo-author Alexandra Crawley

Thanks to In re Reichmann Petroleum Corp., we know one that works in Texas: A lien affidavit attaching either a plat or a plat and a Texas Railroad Commission Form W-1 provides an adequate property description for a mineral lien against an entire lease under the Texas Property Code.

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