Texas Statutes
Chapter 22 - Definitions
Section 22.026. Next of Kin

Sec. 22.026. NEXT OF KIN. "Next of kin" includes:
(1) an adopted child or the adopted child's descendants; and
(2) the adoptive parent of the adopted child.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.