Tex. Estates Code § 353.151
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 353.151, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 353.151. LIENS.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to all estates, whether solvent or insolvent.
(b) If property on which there is a valid subsisting lien or encumbrance is set aside as exempt for the surviving spouse or children or is appropriated to make an allowance in lieu of exempt property or for the support of the surviving spouse or children, the debts secured by the lien shall, if necessary, be either paid or continued against the property.
(b) If property on which there is a valid subsisting lien or encumbrance is set aside as exempt for the surviving spouse or children or is appropriated to make an allowance in lieu of exempt property or for the support of the surviving spouse or children, the debts secured by the lien shall, if necessary, be either paid or continued against the property.
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