{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-71.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 71.005","heading":"ACT OF OWNERSHIP.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, an individual exercises a lawful act of ownership in property by, personally or through an agent, paying taxes to this state on the property.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 6. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY","CHAPTER 71. ESCHEAT OF PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.71.htm#71.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"e8fa1508fa14b9a7fcebed7d66df4276b1e20f64b64025825b8b83be7ce12496","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-71.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-71.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}