Texas lawmakers want to prevent squatters from violating tenant rights and landlords' properties. The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 38, and it's now in the House. Meanwhile, the House introduced its ...

Odette Edwards (center) speaks outside the Bryan Song Apartments in January 2019 in Dallas. All of the residents received an eviction notice to be out of their apartments by Feb. 10. Ryan Michalesko / ...

Texas property owners are facing a crisis: a convoluted, costly eviction process that undermines their ability to reclaim homes from unlawful occupants. Although evictions are a last resort, delays in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives officially passed a bill that would make it easier for property owners and landlords to evict squatters. Senate Bill 38, authored by ...

Three weeks after Molly Cook was sworn in as a freshman state senator in February, the Houston Democrat was approached by a group of lobbyists with the Texas Apartment Association. “They asked me if I ...

The Texas senate has passed an anti-squatter bill — but critics call it 'pro-eviction' legislation that will increase homelessness. Who do you think is right? A bill that cracks down on squatting in ...

Long-term residents at the Executive Inn and Suites on Airport Boulevard in Houston say they were told to leave with little to no notice, raising concerns about whether the landlord followed Texas ...