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‘Most jacked up thing I’ve ever heard’: Texas Dems OPPOSED bill to keep squatters out of homes

June 20, 2025 | | Print Article

Texas took “decisive action” in favor of property owners last month when legislation known as the “Squatters Bill” was passed, offering protection against bad-faith tenants and serial squatters.

Predictably, Democrats opposed the bill using a familiar argument seen from the party when it comes to deporting illegal immigrants, claiming due process was “being stripped” from squatters.

Texas state Rep. Steve Toth (R) shared a video from the House floor the night the bill was passed, aptly describing the position taken by Democrats.

“This bill seeks to keep squatters out of our House,” Toth explained. “Democrats have fought for two hours for the right — I don’t even know how to say this — for the right of people that don’t belong in your house to stay in your house in the event that you leave for a month or two and a squatter goes in and takes your house over.”

“Democrats are fighting for the ability of those people to be able to stay in your house,” he continued. “Most jacked up thing I’ve ever heard.”

The legislation was introduced by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) in response to what he called a “crisis” in the state.

“Texas ranks #2 in the nation for squatting, that is a crisis,” Bettencourt said. “Property owners are facing financial devastation and dangerous confrontations, from a $6,000 dental bill after a squatter dropped a refrigerator on a woman, to over $130,000 in legal fees just to evict unlawful occupants. That ends now, as this is a focused anti-squatters bill.”

Evictions can be handled more efficiently as a result of the new legislation, which comes in response to serial squatters exploiting the existing eviction system to stay in properties rent-free for months on end, creating significant financial burdens for landlords.

Social media users were quick to question Democrats’ priorities — here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:

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