{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 254.004","heading":"CONTRACTS CONCERNING WILLS OR DEVISES; JOINT OR RECIPROCAL WILLS.","body":"(a) A contract executed or entered into on or after September 1, 1979, to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, may be established only by:\n(1) a written agreement that is binding and enforceable; or\n(2) a will stating:\n(A) that a contract exists; and\n(B) the material provisions of the contract.\n(b) The execution of a joint will or reciprocal wills does not constitute by itself sufficient evidence of the existence of a contract.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 254. CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN, AND CONTRACTS RELATING TO, WILLS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.254.htm#254.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"e5721c151c1e40f2677056db43aa55aa7e5e945fc5b2e705dcb754ab74e5b123","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}