Tex. Prop. Code § 71.303 · Subchapter D. RECOVERY OF ESCHEATED PROPERTY
SUIT FOR ESCHEATED REAL PROPERTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If real property escheats to the state under this chapter, a person who was not personally served with citation in the escheat proceedings may file suit in the district court of Travis County for all or a part of the property. The suit must be filed not later than the second anniversary of the date of the final judgment in the escheat proceedings.
(b) A copy of the petition must be served on the attorney general, who shall represent the interests of the state.
(c) To the extent the claimant is adjudged to be the owner of all or a part of the property, the state is divested of the property.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3590, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.71.htm
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