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Housing advocates say Texas laws fall short when it comes to property trespassers but they warn changes could worsen the state’s evictions crisis. Terri Boyette, a homeowner in Mesquite, poses for a ...

Lenita Dunlap (left), vice president of operations at Dallas-based Abide Women's Health Services, speaks with Mark Melton, lawyer and housing advocate with the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, about ...

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 ...

Attorney Mark Melton during a hearing in Dallas, Sept. 14, 2022. Melton, board chair for the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, opposes proposed legislation in Austin which he says will make it easier ...

Outlined as a way to curb squatters and solve the issue of people illegally occupying properties, House Bill 32 was introduced into the Texas Legislature in February by Rep. Angie Chen Button ...

The chamber jettisoned a provision tenants’ advocates warned would make it easier for Texas landlords to evict renters. A tenant walks her puppies outside of an apartment where the tenants were ...

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During a hearing at the Texas Capitol earlier this month, property owners shared the horror stories they’ve experienced with people who refused to leave their properties. Terri Boyette said she left ...