TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-6105 28 AM FILED 8/20/2026 9:25 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 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 OR 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. 1. Property to Be Sold. The property to be sold is described as follows: LOT THIRTY-TWO (32), IN BLOCK FOUR (4) OF CANDLELIGHT HILLS, SECTION TWO (2), AN ADDITION IN HARRTS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 236, PAGE 73 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 2. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust dated 10/24/2005 and recorded in Document Y867610 real property records of Harris County, Texas. 3. Date, Time, and Place of Sale. The sale is scheduled to be held at the following date, time, and place: Date: 10/06/2026 Time: 10:00 AM Place: Harris County, Texas at the following location: AT THE MAGNOLIA SOUTH BALLROOM OF THE BAYOU CITY EVENT CENTER LOCATED AT 9401 KNIGHT ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77045 PER ORDER RECORDED IN CLERK'S FILE NO. RP-2023-304925, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner's Court. or as designated by the County Commissioners Court. 4, Terms of Sale. The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash. Pursuant to the deed of trust, the mortgagee has the right to direct the Trustee te sell the property in one or more parcels and/or to sell all or only part of the property. Pursuant to section 51.009 of the Texas Property Code, the property will be sold in AS IS, WHERE IS condition, without any express or implied warranties, except as to the warranties of title, if any, provided for under the deed of trust. 5, Obligations Secured. The Deed of Trust executed by LEWIS C. HOWTON AND MARILYN J. HOWTON, provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness in the original principal amount of $137,000.00, and obligations therein described but not limited to (a) the promissory note; and (b) all renewals and extensions of the note. U.S. BANK NATIONAL authorizes the mortgage servicer to collect th 6. Order to Foreclose. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE Ft CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICA’ KS12 obtained a Order from the 269th District Court of Harris County on 02/04/2026 under Cause No. 202571631. The mortgagee has requested a Substitute Trustee conduct this sale pursuant to the Court’s Order. 7. Substitute Trustee(s) Appointed to Conduct Sale. In accordance with Texas Property Code Sec. 51.0076, the undersigned attomey for the mortgage servicer has named and appointed, and by these presents does name and appoint AVT Title Services, LLC, located at 5177 Richmond Avenue Suite 1230, Houston, TX 77056, Substitute Trustee to act under and by virtue of said Deed of Trust. 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. Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann, P.C. randon Wolf, Attorney at Law L. Kelier Mackie, Attorney at Law Michael Zientz, Attorney at Law Chelsea Schneider, Attorney at Law Ester Gonzales, Attorney at Law Sheridan Stills, Attorney at Law Parkway Office Center, Suite 900 14160 Dallas Parkway Dallas, FX 75254 For additional sale information visit: www.auction.com or (800) 280-2832 25-000182-671-2 // 3202 FLICKERING CANDLE DR, SPRING, TX 77388