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Tex. Prop. Code § 24.001 (2026)

Forcible Entry And Detainer

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Sec. 24.001. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. (a) A person commits a forcible entry and detainer if the person enters the real property of another without legal authority or by force and refuses to surrender possession on demand.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a forcible entry is:

(1) an entry without the consent of the person in actual possession of the property;

(2) an entry without the consent of a tenant at will or by sufferance; or

(3) an entry without the consent of a person who acquired possession by forcible entry.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 80 cases (30 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Marshall v. Hous. Auth. of San Antonio, 198 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. 2006).
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Marshall v. Hous. Auth. of San Antonio, 198 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. 2006). “746; see *786 also TEX. PROP. CODE § 24.001. Some courts of appeals have held that if a tenant fails to post a supersedeas bond pursuant to Texas Property Code Section 24.”
Yarto v. Gilliland, 287 S.W.3d 83 (Tex. App. 2009). “001 of the Texas Property Code, Tex. Prop Code Ann § 24.001 (Vernon 2000), while a forcible detainer cause of action is governed by section 24.”
Gibson v. Dynegy Midstream Servs., L.P., 138 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001(a) (Vernon 2000).”
Goggins v. Leo, 849 S.W.2d 373 (Tex. App. 1993). “Leo never alleged forced entry and so Tex.PROP. Code Ann. § 24.001, the forcible entry and detainer statute, was inapplicable.”
Russell v. Am. Real Est. Corp., 89 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App. 2002). “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001(a) (Vernon 2000).”
Geldard v. Watson, 214 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App. 2007). “Although the causes of action are distinct, compare Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001 (Vernon 2000) with Tex.”
Lighthouse Church of Cloverleaf v. Texas Bank, 889 S.W.2d 595 (Tex. App. 1994). “Tex.PROP.Code Ann. § 24.001 et seq. (Vernon 1984).”
Carlson's Hill Country Beverage, L.C. v. Westinghouse Road Jt. Venture, 957 S.W.2d 951 (Tex. App. 1997). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001, .002 (West 1997).”
Rhonda Patrice Goodman-Delaney v. Marilynn Grantham, 484 S.W.3d 171 (Tex. App. 2015). “) (citing Tex. Prop. Code § 24.001 (forcible entry and detainer occurs if person enters real property without legal authority and refuses to leave upon owner’s demand) and § 24.”
Jorge A. Segoviano v. Maria D. Guerra, 557 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. App. 2017). “See TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 24.001 (West 2014). A forcible detainer action is utilized to recover possession of real property from a person who refuses to surrender possession on demand.”
Caro v. Hous. Auth. of City of Austin, 794 S.W.2d 901 (Tex. App. 1990). “103, at 991; see now Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001, et seq.; see also 2 Wood, Landlord & Tenant (2d ed.”
Willie J. Hopes & Shirley E. Hopes v. Buckeye Ret. Co., LLC, Ltd. (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “P. 749. The county court, in a trial de novo, held that Buckeye was entitled to possession of the property.”
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Gibson v. Dynegy Midstream Servs., L.P., 138 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001(a) (Vernon 2000).”
Russell v. Am. Real Est. Corp., 89 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App. 2002). “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 24.001(a) (Vernon 2000).”
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