Texas Statutes
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 22 - Definitions

Section 22.001. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 22.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 22.002. Authorized Corporate Surety - Sec. 22.002. AUTHORIZED CORPORATE SURETY. "Authorized corporate surety" means a...

Section 22.003. Charitable Organization - Sec. 22.003. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. "Charitable organization" means: (1) a nonprofit...

Section 22.004. Child - Sec. 22.004. CHILD. (a) "Child" includes an adopted child, regardless...

Section 22.005. Claims - Sec. 22.005. CLAIMS. "Claims" includes: (1) liabilities of a decedent...

Section 22.006. Corporate Fiduciary - Sec. 22.006. CORPORATE FIDUCIARY. "Corporate fiduciary" means a financial institution,...

Section 22.007. Court; County Court, Probate Court, and Statutory Probate Court - Sec. 22.007. COURT; COUNTY COURT, PROBATE COURT, AND STATUTORY PROBATE...

Section 22.008. Devise - Sec. 22.008. DEVISE. "Devise": (1) used as a noun, includes...

Section 22.009. Devisee - Sec. 22.009. DEVISEE. "Devisee" includes a legatee. Added by Acts...

Section 22.010. Distributee - Sec. 22.010. DISTRIBUTEE. "Distributee" means a person who is entitled...

Section 22.011. Docket - Sec. 22.011. DOCKET. "Docket" means the probate docket. Added by...

Section 22.012. Estate - Sec. 22.012. ESTATE. "Estate" means a decedent's property, as that...

Section 22.013. Exempt Property - Sec. 22.013. EXEMPT PROPERTY. "Exempt property" means the property in...

Section 22.014. Governmental Agency of the State - Sec. 22.014. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OF THE STATE. "Governmental agency of...

Section 22.015. Heir - Sec. 22.015. HEIR. "Heir" means a person who is entitled...

Section 22.016. Incapacitated Person - Sec. 22.016. INCAPACITATED PERSON. A person is "incapacitated" if the...

Section 22.017. Independent Executor - Sec. 22.017. INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR. "Independent executor" means the personal representative...

Section 22.018. Interested Person; Person Interested - Sec. 22.018. INTERESTED PERSON; PERSON INTERESTED. "Interested person" or "person...

Section 22.019. Judge - Sec. 22.019. JUDGE. "Judge" means the presiding judge of any...

Section 22.020. Legacy - Sec. 22.020. LEGACY. "Legacy" includes a gift or devise of...

Section 22.021. Legatee - Sec. 22.021. LEGATEE. "Legatee" includes a person who is entitled...

Section 22.022. Minor - Sec. 22.022. MINOR. "Minor" means a person younger than 18...

Section 22.024. Mortgage; Lien - Sec. 22.024. MORTGAGE; LIEN. "Mortgage" and "lien" include: (1) a...

Section 22.025. Net Estate - Sec. 22.025. NET ESTATE. "Net estate" means a decedent's property...

Section 22.026. Next of Kin - Sec. 22.026. NEXT OF KIN. "Next of kin" includes: (1)...

Section 22.027. Person - Sec. 22.027. PERSON. (a) "Person" includes a natural person and...

Section 22.028. Personal Property - Sec. 22.028. PERSONAL PROPERTY. "Personal property" includes an interest in:...

Section 22.029. Probate Matter; Probate Proceedings; Proceeding in Probate; Proceedings for Probate - Sec. 22.029. PROBATE MATTER; PROBATE PROCEEDINGS; PROCEEDING IN PROBATE; PROCEEDINGS...

Section 22.030. Real Property - Sec. 22.030. REAL PROPERTY. "Real property" includes estates and interests...

Section 22.031. Representative; Personal Representative - Sec. 22.031. REPRESENTATIVE; PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. (a) "Representative" and "personal representative"...

Section 22.032. Surety - Sec. 22.032. SURETY. "Surety" includes a personal surety and a...

Section 22.033. Ward - Sec. 22.033. WARD. "Ward" means a person for whom a...

Section 22.034. Will - Sec. 22.034. WILL. "Will" includes: (1) a codicil; and (2)...