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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eviction hearings and appeals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding Section |
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24.00l(c) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.00l(c) - In a case claiming forcible entry and |
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detainer, the Justice Court shall set a hearing no later than ten |
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days after the date the petition is filed and no sooner than three |
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days after the citation is served. If a Justice Court fails to |
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timely set a hearing in accordance with this Section 24.0ll(d), the |
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Justice of the Peace of such Justice Court shall be subject to |
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mandamus. |
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SECTION 2: Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 24.0071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.0071 - A county court shall schedule the trial date |
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on an appeal from a Justice Court pursuant to Section 24.001 of |
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Chapter 24 of the Texas Property Code no later than 21 days after |
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the appeal is filed in the Justice Court. |
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SECTION 3: The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an eviction suit in which the petition is filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An eviction suit in which the petition |
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is filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4: This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |