START OF PAGE: 195 BOCH OO84 POSTED 09/24/2026 12:21FM Freston Kolb . BRANDON STEINMANN, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 25TX801-0135 17842 MCCLARY CARDINAL DR, CONROE, TX 77302 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Property: The Property to be sold is described as follows: LOT 15, BLOCK 1, ARTAVIA SECTION 9, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET Z, SHEET 7572, MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS. Security Instrument: Deed of Trust dated November 29, 2022 and recorded on December 1, 2022 as Instrument Number 2022141647 in the real property records of MONTGOMERY County, Texas, which contains a power of sale. Deed of Trust Correction Instrument recorded on September 27, 2023 as Instrument Number 2023092299. Sale Information: November 03, 2026, at 10:00 AM, or not later than three hours thereafter, at Montgomery County Courthouse steps at 301 N. Main, in Conroe, Texas, or as designated by the County Commissioners Court. Terms of Sale: Public auction to highest bidder for cash. In accordance with Texas Property Code section 51.009, the Property will be sold as is, without any expressed or implied warranties, except as to warranties of title, and will be acquired by the purchaser at its own risk. In accordance with Texas Property Code section 51.0075, the substitute trustee reserves the right to set additional, reasonable conditions for conducting the sale and will announce the conditions before bidding is opened for the first sale of the day held by the substitute trustee. Obligation Secured: The Deed of Trust executed by RANDY GERARD CORTEZ secures the repayment of a Note dated November 29, 2022 in the amount of $428,041.00. LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, whose address is c/o M&T Bank, 1 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203, is the current mortgagee of the Deed of Trust and Note and M&T Bank is the current mortgage servicer for the mortgagee. Pursuant to a servicing agreement and Texas Property Code section 51.0025, the mortgagee authorizes the mortgage servicer to administer the foreclosure on its behalf. Substitute Trustee: In accordance with Texas Property Code section 51.0076 and the Security Instrument referenced above, mortgagee and mortgage servicer’s attorney appoint the substitute trustees listed below. 4887977  START OF PAGE: 196 Substitute Trustee(s): Carl Meyers, Leb Kemp, Traci Yeaman, Israel Curtis, Kathleen Adkins, Reid Ruple, Evan Press, Michael Kolak, Crystal Koza, Cary Corenblum, Joshua Sanders, Amy Oian, Matthew Hansen, Jami Grady, Aleena Litton, Daniel Hart, Patricia Poston, Chris Poston, David Poston, Nick Poston, Amar Sood, Xome Inc. and Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, NFPDS-TX LLC, Dustin George THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSON SIGNING THIS NOTICE IS THE ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. ASSERT AND PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU ARE OR YOUR SPOUSE IS SERVING ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY, INCLUDING ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD OR THE NATIONAL GUARD OF ANOTHER STATE OR AS A MEMBER OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, PLEASE SEND WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE TO THE SENDER OF THIS NOTICE IMMEDIATELY. Grocee Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC Substitute Trustee(s): Carl Meyers, Leb Kemp, Jonathan Andring, Attorney at Law Traci Yeaman, [Israel Curtis, Kathleen Adkins, Reid Melissa Brown, Attorney at Law Ruple, Evan Press, Michael Kolak, Crystal Koza, Yuri Han, Attorney at Law Cary Corenblum, Joshua Sanders, Amy Oian, Jake Troye, Attorney at Law Matthew Hansen, Jami Grady, Aleena Litton, 6080 Tennyson Parkway Suite 100 Daniel Hart, Patricia Poston, Chris Poston, David Plano, TX 75024 Poston, Nick Poston, Amar Sood, Xome Inc. and Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, NFPDS-TX LLC, Dustin George c/o Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC 6080 Tennyson Parkway Suite 100 Plano, TX 75024 Certificate of Posting I, Chris Poston declare under penalty of perjury that on the 24th day of September > 20.26, I filed and posted this Notice of Foreclosure Sale in accordance with the requirements of MONTGOMERY County, Texas and Texas Property Code sections 51.002(b)(1) and 51.002(b)(2).