Tex. Prop. Code § 24.003
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
If a tenancy for a term expires while the tenant's suit for forcible entry is pending, the landlord may prosecute the suit in the tenant's name for the landlord's benefit and at the landlord's expense. It is immaterial whether the tenant received possession from the landlord or became a tenant after obtaining possession of the property.
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.003