Tex. Transp. Code § 501.073 : TRANSPORTATION CODE — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC — CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES — CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT — SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSFERS OF TITLE — Sales in Violation of Chapter TEXT PDF A sale made in violation of this chapter is void and title may not pass until the requirements of this chapter are satisfied. Tex. Transp. Code § 501.073 Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.