Public Property Exempt from Execution Sale.
Houston City Charter, art. IX, § 9
in effectSec. 9. - Public Property Exempt from Execution Sale.
The property, real and personal, belonging to the City of Houston, shall not be liable to be sold or appropriated under any writ of execution, nor shall the funds belonging to the City in the hands of any person be liable to garnishment, nor shall the City or any of its officers or agents be required to answer any writ of garnishment, served upon or issued against it, and a failure to do so shall not entail any liability upon the City, but if the Mayor of the City elects so to do, he may answer in a writ of garnishment for the City, in his discretion. (Act of 1905)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTIXGEPR_S9PUPREXEXSAFetched: 10/26/2026
