Text of article effective on January 01, 2025

Art. 13A.262.  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 in which the property is located;
(2)  any county in which part of the transaction occurred, including the generation of documentation supporting the transaction; or
(3)  if the offense is an offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, any county described by Subdivision (1) or (2) or authorized by Article 13A.259.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.