How distress shows up in Texas
Texas allows both court foreclosures and out-of-court trustee sales, so a property can show up as a lawsuit with a lis pendens or as a recorded sale notice, depending on the loan.
Texas sells tax-delinquent property at a tax sale, and the owner keeps a right to redeem for a period after the sale.
All data is public under the Texas Public Information Act (Gov't Code ch. 552). Foreclosure-sale notices come from the county's online postings (Prop. Code §51.002(f-1)).
Contacting owners in Texas
Contact owners respectfully. Mail first. Texas requires telephone solicitors to register with the Secretary of State unless exempt (Bus. & Com. Code ch. 302); follow it, the Texas no-call list and federal rules (TCPA, Do Not Call) for calls and texts.
No leaseback or "save your home" offers to owners in foreclosure. If you assign contracts, Texas requires you to disclose the nature of your contract interest in writing to the seller and to every potential buyer (Occ. Code §1101.0045).