Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.262 · Subchapter F. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

MORTGAGE FRAUD.

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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) In this article, "real estate transaction" means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest.

(b) Any offense under Chapter 32, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may be prosecuted in:

(1) the county in which the property is located;

(2) any county in which part of the transaction occurred, including the generation of documentation supporting the transaction; or

(3) if the offense is an offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, any county described by Subdivision (1) or (2) or authorized by Article 13A.259.

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History

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.

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Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.13A.htm
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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.259CERTAIN DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.Printed as Article 13A.259

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