# Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.027

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.027

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.027
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.027

## Text

Sec. 16.027. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 25-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD NOTWITHSTANDING DISABILITY. A person, regardless of whether the person is or has been under a legal disability, must bring suit not later than 25 years after the day the cause of action accrues to recover real property held in peaceable and adverse possession by another who cultivates, uses, or enjoys the property.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.001 § 16.001. EFFECT OF DISABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.001.md)
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- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003 § 16.003. TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.003.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.004 § 16.004. FOUR-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.004.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.005 § 16.005. ACTION FOR CLOSING STREET OR ROAD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.005.md)
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- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.007 § 16.007. RETURN OF EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.007.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.008 § 16.008. ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FURNISHING DESIGN, PLANNING, OR INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.008.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.009 § 16.009. PERSONS FURNISHING CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF IMPROVEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.009.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.010 § 16.010. MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.010.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.011 § 16.011. SURVEYORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.011.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.012 § 16.012. PRODUCTS LIABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.012.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.013 § 16.013. REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS AND APPRAISAL FIRMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.013.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.021 § 16.021. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.021.md)

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