Tex. Est. Code § 251.052 · Subchapter B. WILL REQUIREMENTS
EXCEPTION FOR HOLOGRAPHIC WILLS.
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Notwithstanding Section 251.051, a will written wholly in the testator's handwriting is not required to be attested by subscribing witnesses.
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History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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