TX landlord/tenant requirements: Appliances (washer/dryer, etc)

[Richard Thayer]

I own a single family rental property in Texas, and I hired a management company to handle the tenants.

I originally lived in the house, and upon moving out the company told me to remove the washer/dryer and refrigerator, because that was Texas requires all tenants to bring their own.  I was floored when I heard this.  Is that true?

I never heard of such a thing, and now that I'm selling the house it has not washer/dryer or refrigerator since the tenants moved out and took them.

I've searched online and I can't find any such regulation in Texas.  What is the real deal here?