Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.003 · Subchapter A. ISSUANCE AND LEVY OF WRIT
EFFECT OF DEFENDANT'S DEATH.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The death of the defendant after a writ of execution is issued stays the execution proceedings, but any lien acquired by levy of the writ must be recognized and enforced by the county court in the payment of the debts of the deceased.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm
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- sha256 7e607ea751f897d3b020bfcd5a0518386950b294634d649ba9320452b616ca62
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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