TX SB465

Creates a new criminal offense (Class A misdemeanor) for presenting false, fraudulent, or fictitious documents purporting to be a lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property interest with intent to enter or remain on the property

Establishes a state jail felony for knowingly listing, advertising, selling, renting, or leasing residential real property without legal title or authority to do so

Allows property owners to request immediate removal of unauthorized occupants by the county sheriff through a sworn complaint process, bypassing traditional eviction proceedings, if the occupant is not a current/former tenant, immediate family member, or party to pending litigation

Increases criminal mischief penalties to a second-degree felony when property damage to a habitation is $1,000 or more but less than $300,000 and occurs during a criminal trespass offense

Provides civil remedies for persons wrongfully removed, including recovery of actual damages, exemplary damages equal to three times fair market rent, court costs, and attorney's fees, while shielding sheriffs from liability for property loss during removal