Texas Senate bill in Session 892.
Status: introduced. Latest action: September 17, 2025.
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
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-09-17 | Status | introduced |
| 2025-09-17 | Latest Action | See remarks for effective date |