This session will examine how eviction practice has changed in the eight months since SB 38 and its accompanying revisions to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure took effect. We will discuss novel defenses to eviction under the new law and rules, as well as active and planned constitutional challenges, explaining how they have played out in thousands of cases before the twenty-six different Justices of the Peace in the state's two largest counties. The goal is an interactive session in which both presenters and participants share their experiences to improve our collective advocacy on behalf of Texas tenants.
