Tex. Prop. Code § 71.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 71.003 - Presumption of Intestacy

An individual is presumed to have died intestate if, on or before the seventh anniversary of the date of the individual's death, the individual's will has not been recorded or probated in the county where the individual's property is located.

Tex. Prop. Code § 71.003

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.