Texas - Session 892
Title: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
According to AARP, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) found that almost 1,500 Americans ages 60 and older lost $65 million in real estate scams in 2023, the FBI reported an overall 14 percent increase in complaints filed by older victims with the IC3 since 2022, and deed fraud is within this category of fraud. Also, because bad actors seeking to commit deed fraud and title theft are so sophisticated, the conveyance documents that can be produced to commit these acts are often quite well-prepared and can fool even the most well-trained clerks in a county clerk's office, according to AARP. Further, once the fake deed is recorded, scammers may sell the home, take out loans against it, or even rent it out to make money, according to AARP. Finally, according to AARP, older adults are frequently targeted for deed fraud, as they are more likely than
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-09-17 | Status | introduced |
| 2025-09-17 | Latest Action | See remarks for effective date |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 12 | Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. | introduced |
| HB 16 | Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | introduced |
| HB 20 | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. | introduced |
| SB 11 | Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. | introduced |
| SB 14 | Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. | introduced |
| HB 313 | Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. | introduced |
| HB 314 | Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony. | introduced |
| HB 320 | Relating to prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; increasing a criminal penalty. | introduced |