Texas Property Code
§ 42.001 — PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION
PR § 42.001Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part A. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM CREDITORS' CLAIMS · Ch. 42. PERSONAL PROPERTY
Statute text
View on source(a)Personal property, as described in Section 42.002, is exempt from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure if:
(1)the property is provided for a family and has an aggregate fair market value of not more than $100,000, exclusive of the amount of any liens, security interests, or other charges encumbering the property; or
(2)the property is owned by a single adult, who is not a member of a family, and has an aggregate fair market value of not more than $50,000, exclusive of the amount of any liens, security interests, or other charges encumbering the property.
(b)The following personal property is exempt from seizure and is not included in the aggregate limitations prescribed by Subsection (a):
(1)current wages for personal services, except for the enforcement of court-ordered child support payments;
(2)professionally prescribed health aids of a debtor or a dependent of a debtor;
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 444 (H.B. 167), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.