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The fight against squatters in Texas could soon affect every renter in the state. Lawmakers are considering SB 38, the ...
A new Texas bill is targeting squatters. It would provide owners with a faster legal process to reclaim their properties.
The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 38, an anti-squatter bill aimed at stopping people from living on property they don't ...
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill to allow landlords to evict squatters without a trial in as few as 10 days. State Sen.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill that would expedite evictions against suspected squatters passed ... procedure already used in Texas’ civil courts for cases that don’t exceed $100,000 in damages.
“Florida passed the anti-squatting bill and their bill is if somebody's squatting in your house and the sheriff goes out and they can't produce a lease, then you're removed from the home,” Boyette ...
Last year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick charged the Senate’s Local Government Committee with finding ways to “Secure Texas Against ‘Squatters.’” His request came after news stories about the ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Love them or hate them, it’s the season for a special kind of flying squatter to return to Central Texas ... is the fact that they don’t like the mess that they provide.
AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill passed by the Texas Senate aims to crack down on squatters by streamlining their removal and imposing stricter penalties. Senate Bill 38 in the 2025 Texas Legislature ...