Tex. Prop. Code § 24.00505 · Chapter 24. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
PETITION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To initiate an eviction suit, a sworn petition must be filed with the court. The petition must include the contents required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2026.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm
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- sha256 061823e2f27c49a468bb01dcb4767fa381bd705260a0785fbf286d10091d5d43
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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