Tex. Estates Code § 22.001
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 22.001, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 22.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the definition for a term provided by this chapter applies in this code unless a different meaning of the term is otherwise apparent from the context in which the term is used.
(b) If Title 3 provides a definition for a term that is different from the definition provided by this chapter, the definition for the term provided by Title 3 applies in that title.
(b) If Title 3 provides a definition for a term that is different from the definition provided by this chapter, the definition for the term provided by Title 3 applies in that title.
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