{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-251.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 251.002","heading":"INTERESTS THAT MAY PASS BY WILL; DISINHERITANCE.","body":"(a) Subject to limitations prescribed by law, a person competent to make a will may devise under the will all the estate, right, title, and interest in property the person has at the time of the person's death.\n(b) A person who makes a will may:\n(1) disinherit an heir; and\n(2) direct the disposition of property or an interest passing under the will or by intestacy.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 251. FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO WILLS","SUBCHAPTER A. WILL FORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.251.htm#251.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"1787412904ef69d5f68bc896afb28825c8291259d1d76ebeb9274e89935fcdbd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-251.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-251.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}