RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
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AUSTIN – It seems like print newspapers can’t get a break these days.
While advertising is down for local papers, some print publications keep the doors open offering news that mainstream media is not reporting – by printing public notices.
These public notices are what is paying for readers to know what is going on in the area and what they need to be aware of.
However, during this Texas legislative session Republican Stan Lambert, representing constituents in the Abilene area, has authored HB 2574.
This bill pertains to abolishing public notices for storage lien sales.
The bill reads, “The Texas Self Storage Association and self-storage facility owners have called for legislation to modify the requirement for storage unit lien sales to be advertised through a print newspaper in the applicable county.
“If a county does not have a newspaper, physical advertisements of the sale must be posted near the facility.
“However, print newspapers are no longer the only effective way to attract bidders to sale, and other methods should be permitted.
“H.B. 2574 seeks to give facility owners the option to access more effective methods of attracting bidders by advertising these sales from a publicly accessible website or by other commercially reasonable methods.”
In short, the bill is attempting to abolish the need to post public notices about selling content from storage units for non-payment of rent.
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