EVICTION SUITS.

Tex. PROP Code § 94.256.
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In an eviction suit, retaliation by the landlord under Section 94.251 is a defense and a rent deduction lawfully made by the tenant under this chapter is a defense for nonpayment of the rent to the extent allowed by this chapter. Other judicial actions under this chapter, excluding an action that would be permitted under Chapter 24 , may not be joined with an eviction suit or asserted as a defense or cross-claim in an eviction suit. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2002.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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