Tex. Prop. Code Section 24.003
Substitution of Parties

If a tenancy for a term expires while the tenant’s suit for forcible entry is pending, the landlord may prosecute the suit in the tenant’s name for the landlord’s benefit and at the landlord’s expense. It is immaterial whether the tenant received possession from the landlord or became a tenant after obtaining possession of the property.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3515, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.

Source: Section 24.003 — Substitution of Parties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm#24.003.

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 24.003 Substitution of Parties

Tex. Prop. Code Section 24.003
Substitution of Parties