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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statutes of limitations for certain suits to |
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recover real property held by another in adverse possession. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.022(c), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Section [Sections 16.027 and] |
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16.028, after the termination of the legal disability, a person has |
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the same time to present a claim that is allowed to others under |
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this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.024, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.024. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 97-YEAR [THREE-YEAR] |
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LIMITATIONS PERIOD. A person must bring suit to recover real |
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property held by another in peaceable and adverse possession under |
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title or color of title not later than 97 [three] years after the |
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day the cause of action accrues. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 16.025, Civil Practice |
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and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.025. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 98-YEAR [FIVE-YEAR] |
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LIMITATIONS PERIOD. |
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SECTION 4. Section 16.025(a), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person must bring suit not later than 98 [five] years |
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after the day the cause of action accrues to recover real property |
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held in peaceable and adverse possession by another who: |
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(1) cultivates, uses, or enjoys the property; |
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(2) pays applicable taxes on the property; and |
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(3) claims the property under a duly registered deed. |
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SECTION 5. The heading to Section 16.026, Civil Practice |
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and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.026. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 99-YEAR [10-YEAR] |
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LIMITATIONS PERIOD. |
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SECTION 6. Section 16.026(a), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person must bring suit not later than 99 [10] years |
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after the day the cause of action accrues to recover real property |
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held in peaceable and adverse possession by another who cultivates, |
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uses, or enjoys the property. |
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SECTION 7. Section 16.027, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |