{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 255.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Contents\" means tangible personal property, other than titled personal property, found inside of or on a specifically devised item. The term includes clothing, pictures, furniture, coin collections, and other items of tangible personal property that:\n(A) do not require a formal transfer of title; and\n(B) are located in another item of tangible personal property such as a cedar chest or other furniture.\n(2) \"Titled personal property\" includes all tangible personal property represented by a certificate of title, certificate of ownership, written label, marking, or designation that signifies ownership by a person. The term includes a motor vehicle, motor home, motorboat, or other similar property that requires a formal transfer of title.\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 255. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER A. CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM DEVISE OR LEGACY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.255.htm#255.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"c80442fdcc3a42fcf23b1fe06369812480abd3138be5f1422ba86106bf056378","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}