TX HB1247

Amends Section 92.008 of the Texas Property Code to increase tenant remedies when a landlord illegally interrupts utility service to a residential property

Adds the tenant's security deposit to the list of damages recoverable from a landlord who violates utility interruption rules, in addition to existing remedies of actual damages, one month's rent plus $1,000, attorney's fees, and court costs

Removes the provision that previously allowed landlords to offset tenant damage awards by any delinquent rents or other sums owed by the tenant

Prohibits a landlord who violates the utility interruption law from collecting any delinquent rent from the tenant

Takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to violations occurring on or after that date