Tex. Estates Code § 255.001
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 255.001, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 255.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(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:
(A) do not require a formal transfer of title; and
(B) are located in another item of tangible personal property such as a cedar chest or other furniture.
(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.
(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:
(A) do not require a formal transfer of title; and
(B) are located in another item of tangible personal property such as a cedar chest or other furniture.
(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.
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