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TX Prop § 24.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|Section 24.007. Appeal

Sec. 24.007.  APPEAL.  A final judgment of a county court in an eviction suit may not be appealed on the issue of possession unless the premises in question are being used for residential purposes only.  A judgment of a county court may not under any circumstances be stayed pending appeal unless, within 10 days of the signing of the judgment, the appellant files a supersedeas bond in an amount set by the county court.  In setting the supersedeas bond the county court shall provide protection for the appellee to the same extent as in any other appeal, taking into consideration the value of rents likely to accrue during appeal, damages which may occur as a result of the stay during appeal, and other damages or amounts as the court may deem appropriate.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3516, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 2.02(a), eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 3364), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Prop § 24.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|Section 24.008. Effect on Other Actions

Sec. 24.008.  EFFECT ON OTHER ACTIONS.  An eviction suit does not bar a suit for trespass, damages, waste, rent, or mesne profits.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3516, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 24.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|Section 24.011. Nonlawyer Representation

Sec. 24.011.  NONLAWYER REPRESENTATION.  (a) In eviction suits in justice court for nonpayment of rent or holding over beyond a rental term, the parties may represent themselves or be represented by their authorized agents, who need not be attorneys.  In any eviction suit in justice court, an authorized agent requesting or obtaining a default judgment need not be an attorney.(b)  In an appeal of an eviction suit for nonpayment of rent in a county or district court, an owner of a multifamily residential property may be represented by the owner's authorized agent, who need not be an attorney, or, if the owner is a corporation or other entity, by an employee, owner, officer, or partner of the entity, who need not be an attorney.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Renumbered from Sec. 24.009 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 904 (H.B. 3879), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 24A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property|Section 24A.001. Definitions

Sec. 24A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.(2)  "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.(3)  "Peace officer" means a person listed under Article 2.12(1) or (2), Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 24A.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property|Section 24A.0021. Temporary Ex Parte Writ Authorizing Entry and Property Retrieval

Sec. 24A.0021.  TEMPORARY EX PARTE WRIT AUTHORIZING ENTRY AND PROPERTY RETRIEVAL.  (a)  A court may issue a writ under Section 24A.002 without providing notice and hearing under Section 24A.002(e)(5) if the court finds at a hearing on the application that:(1)  the conditions of Sections 24A.002(e)(1)-(4) are established;(2)  the current occupant poses a clear and present danger of family violence to the applicant or the applicant's dependent; and(3)  the personal harm to be suffered by the applicant or the applicant's dependent will be immediate and irreparable if the application is not granted.(b)  A court issuing a writ under this section may waive the bond requirements under Sections 24A.002(c) and (d).(c)  The court may recess a hearing under Subsection (a) to notify the current occupant by telephone that the current occupant may attend the hearing or bring to the court the personal property listed in the application. The court shall reconvene the hearing before 5 p.m. that day regardless of whether the current occupant attends the hearing or brings the personal property to the court.(d)  A temporary ex parte writ issued under Subsection (a) must state the period, not to exceed five days, during which the writ is valid.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 24A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property|Section 24A.003. Authorized Entry Procedures; Duties of Peace Officer

Sec. 24A.003.  AUTHORIZED ENTRY PROCEDURES; DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICER.  (a)  If the court grants an application under Section 24A.002 or Section 24A.0021, a peace officer shall accompany and assist the applicant in making the authorized entry and retrieving the items of personal property listed in the application.(b)  If the current occupant of the residence is present at the time of the entry, the peace officer shall provide the occupant with a copy of the writ authorizing the entry and property retrieval.(c)  Before removing the property listed in the application from the residence, the applicant must submit all property retrieved to the peace officer assisting the applicant under this section to be inventoried.  The peace officer shall create an inventory listing the items taken from the residence, provide a copy of the inventory to the applicant, provide a copy of the inventory to the current occupant or, if the current occupant is not present, leave the copy in a conspicuous place in the residence, and return the property to be removed from the residence to the applicant.  The officer shall file the original inventory with the court that issued the writ authorizing the entry and property retrieval.(d)  A peace officer may use reasonable force in providing assistance under this section.(e)  A peace officer who provides assistance under this section in good faith and with reasonable diligence is not:(1)  civilly liable for an act or omission of the officer that arises in connection with providing the assistance; or(2)  civilly or criminally liable for the wrongful appropriation of any personal property by the person the officer is assisting.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 24A.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property|Section 24A.004. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 24A.004.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  A landlord or a landlord's agent who permits or facilitates entry into a residence in accordance with a writ issued under this chapter is not civilly or criminally liable for an act or omission that arises in connection with permitting or facilitating the entry.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 24A.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property|Section 24A.005. Offense

Sec. 24A.005.  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person interferes with a person or peace officer entering a residence and retrieving personal property under the authority of a writ issued under Section 24A.002 or 24A.0021.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor did not receive a copy of the writ or other notice that the entry or property retrieval was authorized.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 24A.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property|Section 24A.006. Hearing; Review

Sec. 24A.006.  HEARING; REVIEW.  (a)  The occupant of a residence that is the subject of a writ issued under Section 24A.002 or 24A.0021, not later than the 10th day after the date of the authorized entry, may file a complaint in the court that issued the writ alleging that the applicant has appropriated property belonging to the occupant or the occupant's dependent.(b)  The court shall promptly hold a hearing on a complaint submitted under this section and rule on the disposition of the disputed property.(c)  This section does not limit the occupant's remedies under any other law for recovery of the property of the occupant or the occupant's dependent.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 920), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 25.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 25 - Trial of Right of Property|Section 25.001. Jurisdiction

Sec. 25.001.  JURISDICTION.  A trial of the right of property is an action that applies only to personal property.  A trial of the right of property must be tried in a court with jurisdiction of the amount in controversy.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3516, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 25.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 25 - Trial of Right of Property|Section 25.002. Damages

Sec. 25.002.  DAMAGES.  If a claimant in a trial of the right of property does not establish a right to the property, the court shall adjudge damages against the obligors in the claimant's bond equal to 10 percent of the lesser of:(1)  the property's value;  or(2)  the amount claimed under the writ levied against the property.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3517, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 26.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.001. Definitions

Sec. 26.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Photograph" means a photograph or photographic reproduction, still or moving, videotape, or live television transmission of an individual in a manner that allows a person viewing the photograph with the naked eye to reasonably determine the identity of the individual.(2)  "Property right" means the property right created by this chapter.(3)  "Name" means the actual or assumed name used by an individual which, when used in conjunction with other information, is intended to identify a particular person.(4)  "Media enterprise" means a newspaper, magazine, radio station or network, television station or network, or cable television system.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.002. Property Right Established

Sec. 26.002.  PROPERTY RIGHT ESTABLISHED.  An individual has a property right in the use of the individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness after the death of the individual.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.003. Applicability

Sec. 26.003.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies to an individual:(1)  alive on or after September 1, 1987, or who died before September 1, 1987, but on or after January 1, 1937;  and(2)  whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value at the time of his or her death or comes to have commercial value after that time.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.004. Transferability

Sec. 26.004.  TRANSFERABILITY.  (a)  The property right is freely transferable, in whole or in part, by contract or by means of trust or testamentary documents.(b)  The property right may be transferred before or after the death of the individual.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.005. Ownership After Death of Individual

Sec. 26.005.  OWNERSHIP AFTER DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  If the ownership of the property right of an individual has not been transferred at or before the death of the individual, the property right vests as follows:(1)  if there is a surviving spouse but there are no surviving children or grandchildren, the entire interest vests in the surviving spouse;(2)  if there is a surviving spouse and surviving children or grandchildren, one-half the interest vests in the surviving spouse and one-half the interest vests in the surviving children or grandchildren;(3)  if there is no surviving spouse, the entire interest vests in the surviving children of the deceased individual and the surviving children of any deceased children of the deceased individual;  or(4)  if there is no surviving spouse, children, or grandchildren, the entire interest vests in the surviving parents of the deceased individual.(b)  The interests of the deceased individual's children and grandchildren are divided among them and exercisable on a per stirpes basis in the manner provided by Section 201.101, Estates Code, according to the number of the deceased individual's children represented.  If there is more than one child of a deceased child of the deceased individual, the share of a child of a deceased child may only be exercised by a majority of the children of the deceased child.(c)  If the property right is split among more than one person, those persons who own more than a one-half interest in the aggregate may exercise the right on behalf of all persons who own the right.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.058, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 26.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.006. Registration of Claim

Sec. 26.006.  REGISTRATION OF CLAIM.  (a)  A person who claims to own a property right may register that claim with the secretary of state.(b)  The secretary of state shall provide a form for registration of a claim under this section.  The form must be verified and must include:(1)  the name and date of death of the deceased individual;(2)  the name and address of the claimant;(3)  a statement of the basis of the claim;  and(4)  a statement of the right claimed.(c)  The secretary of state may microfilm or reproduce by another technique a document filed under this section and destroy the original document.(d)  A document or a reproduction of a document filed under this section is admissible in evidence.(e)  The secretary of state may destroy all documents filed under this section after the 50th anniversary of the date of death of the individual whose property right they concern.(f)  The fee for filing a claim is $25.(g)  A document filed under this section is a public record.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.007. Effect of Registration

Sec. 26.007.  EFFECT OF REGISTRATION.  (a)  Registration of a claim is prima facie evidence of a valid claim to a property right.(b)  A registered claim is superior to a conflicting, unregistered claim unless a court invalidates the registered claim.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.008. Exercise of Ownership for First Year Following Death of Individual

Sec. 26.008.  EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP FOR FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), for the first year following the death of the individual a property right may be exercised, if authorized by law or an appointing court, by the following persons who may be appointed by a court for the benefit of the estate of the deceased individual:(1)  an independent executor;(2)  an executor;(3)  an independent administrator;(4)  a temporary or permanent administrator;  or(5)  a temporary or permanent guardian.(b)  For the first year following the death of the individual, an owner of a property right may exercise that right only if the owner registers a valid claim as provided by Section 26.006.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.009. Exercise of Ownership After First Year Following Death of Individual

Sec. 26.009.  EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP AFTER FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL.  After the first year following the death of the individual, an owner of a property right may exercise that right whether or not the owner has registered a claim as provided by Section 26.006.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.010. Termination

Sec. 26.010.  TERMINATION.  A property right expires on the first anniversary of the date of death of the individual if:(1)  the individual has not transferred the right;  and(2)  a surviving person under Section 26.005 does not exist.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.011. Unauthorized Uses

Sec. 26.011.  UNAUTHORIZED USES.  Except as provided by Section 26.012, a person may not use, without the written consent of a person who may exercise the property right, a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in any manner, including:(1)  in connection with products, merchandise, or goods;  or(2)  for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the purchase of products, merchandise, goods, or services.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.012. Permitted Uses

Sec. 26.012.  PERMITTED USES.  (a)  A person may use a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in:(1)  a play, book, film, radio program, or television program;(2)  a magazine or newspaper article;(3)  material that is primarily of political or newsworthy value;(4)  single and original works of fine art;  or(5)  an advertisement or commercial announcement concerning a use under this subsection.(b)  A media enterprise may use a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in connection with the coverage of news, public affairs, a sporting event, or a political campaign without consent.  Any use other than the above by a media enterprise of a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness shall require consent if the material constituting the use is integrally and directly connected with commercial sponsorship or paid advertising.  No consent shall be required for the use of the deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness by a media enterprise if the broadcast or article is not commercially sponsored or does not contain paid advertising.(c)  A person who is an owner or employee of a media enterprise, including a newspaper, magazine, radio station or network, television station or network, cable television system, billboard, or transit ad, that is used for advertising a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in a manner not authorized by this section is not liable for damages as provided by this section unless the person:(1)  knew that the use was not authorized by this section;  or(2)  used the deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in a manner primarily intended to advertise or promote the media enterprise itself.(d)  A person may use a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in any manner after the 50th anniversary of the date of the individual's death.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 26.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness|Section 26.013. Liability for Unauthorized Use

Sec. 26.013.  LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE.  (a)  A person who uses a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in a manner not authorized by this chapter is liable to the person who owns the property right for:(1)  the amount of any damages sustained, as a result of the unauthorized use, by the person who owns the property right or $2,500, whichever is greater;(2)  the amount of any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to that use;(3)  the amount of any exemplary damages that may be awarded;  and(4)  reasonable attorney's fees and expenses and court costs incurred in recovering the damages and profits established by this section.(b)  The amount of profits under Subsection (a)(2) may be established by a showing of the gross revenue attributable to the unauthorized use minus any expenses that the person who committed the unauthorized use may prove.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|