Tex. Prop. Code § 24.008 · Chapter 24. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
EFFECT ON OTHER ACTIONS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An eviction suit does not bar a suit for trespass, damages, waste, rent, or mesne profits.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3516, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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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- 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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