Tex. Property Code § 24A.005
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 24A.005, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 24A.005. OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person interferes with a person or peace officer entering a residence and retrieving personal property under the authority of a writ issued under Section 24A.002 or 24A.0021.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor did not receive a copy of the writ or other notice that the entry or property retrieval was authorized.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor did not receive a copy of the writ or other notice that the entry or property retrieval was authorized.
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