{"id":269935,"date":"2026-04-28T16:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269935\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:34:12","slug":"corpus-christi-fire-linked-to-squatting-raises-awareness-of-new-texas-anti-squatter-laws-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269935\/","title":{"rendered":"Corpus Christi fire linked to squatting raises awareness of new Texas anti-squatter laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-NuecesCo-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1005680\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: A vacant Corpus Christi property with reported squatting activity went up in flames Sunday, renewing concerns about illegal occupancy \u2014 and what neighbors can do when they spot it. Corpus Christi firefighters quickly knocked down a blaze at a home on Chestnut Street near Gollihar and Carroll lanes. <\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported, but the incident has drawn attention after a neighbor\u2019s security camera appeared to capture someone entering the property multiple times in the days leading up to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say that kind of activity is enough to warrant contacting law enforcement. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to sit back. Let someone know,\u201d said Arnold Gonzales Jr., a local landlord-tenant attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales says situations like this are often tied to abandoned or mismanaged properties \u2014 but two new Texas laws could make dealing with squatters faster and more straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Under Senate Bill 1333, law enforcement can now remove unauthorized occupants from a property without going through the traditional eviction process, as long as proper notice to vacate is given.<\/p>\n<p>KIII-TV ABC 3 Corpus Christi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VIDEO: A vacant Corpus Christi property with reported squatting activity went up in flames Sunday, renewing concerns about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156,27],"class_list":["post-269935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}