{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-16.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.007","heading":"RETURN OF EXECUTION.","body":"A person must bring suit against a sheriff or other officer or the surety of the sheriff or officer for failure to return an execution issued in the person's favor, not later than five years after the date on which the execution was returnable.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 16. LIMITATIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. LIMITATIONS OF PERSONAL ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm#16.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"1b635406a808c99cc9102eed4b6693757ecec7f649e36ca1753d1de6251b97d4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-16.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-16.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}