TX HB3273

Expands the definition of "legal disability" for adverse possession claims to include active military service (regardless of wartime) and attendance at higher education institutions, protecting these individuals from losing property rights while serving or studying

Creates a new first-degree felony offense for knowingly advertising, listing, selling, renting, or leasing residential property without legal title or authority to do so

Establishes a new expedited process allowing property owners to request immediate sheriff removal of unauthorized occupants by filing a sworn complaint, bypassing the traditional eviction court process

Requires sheriffs to verify property ownership and serve immediate vacate notices; sheriffs may collect fees equivalent to executing a writ of possession and charge hourly rates to remain on-site during lock changes

Provides liability protections for sheriffs and property owners during removal actions, while allowing wrongfully removed persons to sue for actual damages, exemplary damages (three times fair market rent), court costs, and attorney's fees