DALLAS – Texas homeowners and prosecutors shared horror stories of houses being stolen from their rightful owners.
Thieves are now using fraudulent deeds to seize control of property, and catching them is not an easy task.
Property deed theft is becoming such a problem in Texas that state lawmakers are considering creating a new criminal offense to hold crooks accountable.
Buying a house is considered part of the American dream. But dreams of homeownership have turned into a nightmare for many Texans.
A South Dallas woman says it happened to her.
Norma Adams Wade testified virtually before the Texas House Committee on Business and Industry on Thursday.
State lawmakers held the hearing in Austin to discuss the growing number of fraudulent deeds purporting to show that property has been legitimately transferred or sold.
Wade had no idea it was happening to her until her tenant called about the empty lot she owned next …