Text of article effective until January 01, 2025
Art. 13.271.  PROSECUTION OF MORTGAGE FRAUD.  (a)  In this article, "real estate transaction" means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest.
(b)  Any offense under Chapter 32, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may be prosecuted in:
(1)  the county where the property is located; or
(2)  any county in which part of the transaction occurred, including the generation of documentation supporting the transaction.
(c)  An offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may also be prosecuted in any county authorized by Article 13.27.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 389 (S.B. 485), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(6), eff. January 1, 2025.