By:  Barrientos                                        S.B. No. 591
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the execution of certain writs in an action to
 1-3     determine possession of certain leased premises.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subsection (d), Section 93.003, Property Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (d)  The writ of reentry must be served on either the
 1-8     landlord or the landlord's management company, on-premises manager,
 1-9     or rent collector in the same manner as a writ of possession in a
1-10     forcible detainer action.  A sheriff or constable may use
1-11     reasonable force in executing a writ of reentry under this section.
1-12           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-13     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-14     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-15     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-16     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.