{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.00505","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 24.00505","heading":"PETITION.","body":"To initiate an eviction suit, a sworn petition must be filed with the court. The petition must include the contents required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2026.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 24. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm#24.00505","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"40275966046bc755c7e49bf89db056f1c410f333fdb0885b7f304f32e0f9c385","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.00506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}