Texas Property Code
§ 71.001 — ESCHEAT
PR § 71.001Title 6. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY · Ch. 71. ESCHEAT OF PROPERTY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)If an individual dies intestate and without heirs, the real and personal property of that individual is subject to escheat.
(b)"Escheat" means the vesting of title to property in the state in an escheat proceeding under Subchapter B.
Legislative history
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.