Tex. Prop. Code Section 24.001
Forcible Entry and Detainer

(a)

A person commits a forcible entry and detainer if the person enters the real property of another without legal authority or by force and refuses to surrender possession on demand.

(b)

For the purposes of this chapter, a forcible entry is:

(1)

an entry without the consent of the person in actual possession of the property;

(2)

an entry without the consent of a tenant at will or by sufferance; or

(3)

an entry without the consent of a person who acquired possession by forcible entry.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 24.001 — Forcible Entry and Detainer, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm#24.001.

24.001
Forcible Entry and Detainer 24.002
Forcible Detainer 24.003
Substitution of Parties 24.004
Jurisdiction 24.005
Notice to Vacate Prior to Filing Eviction Suit 24.006
Attorney’s Fees and Costs of Suit 24.007
Appeal 24.008
Effect on Other Actions 24.011
Nonlawyer Representation 24.0051
Procedures Applicable in Suit to Evict and Recover Unpaid Rent 24.0052
Tenant Appeal on Pauper’s Affidavit 24.0053
Payment of Rent During Appeal of Eviction 24.0054
Tenant’s Failure to Pay Rent During Appeal 24.0061
Writ of Possession 24.0062
Warehouseman’s Lien 24.00511
Appeal Bond for Certain Eviction Suits 24.00512
Contest of Certain Appeal Bonds 24.00521
Contest of Certain Appeal Bonds in County Court

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Tex. Prop. Code Section 24.001 Forcible Entry and Detainer

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Tex. Prop. Code Section 24.001
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