Tex. Prop. Code § 23.001 : PROPERTY CODE — ACTIONS AND REMEDIES — PARTITION — Partition TEXT PDF A joint owner or claimant of real property or an interest in real property or a joint owner of personal property may compel a partition of the interest or the property among the joint owners or claimants under this chapter and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Tex. Prop. Code § 23.001 Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3513, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.