Tex. Property Code § 74.001
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 74.001, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 74.001. APPLICABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter applies to:
(1) property that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 72, Chapter 73, or Chapter 75;
(2) property that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 154, Finance Code;
(3) unclaimed proceeds under Chapter 1109, Insurance Code; or
(4) any other law requiring a person to report and deliver property to the comptroller under this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a holder of property subject to Chapter 76.
(c) This chapter does not apply to small credit balances held by an institution of higher education in an unclaimed money fund under Section 51.011, Education Code.
(1) property that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 72, Chapter 73, or Chapter 75;
(2) property that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 154, Finance Code;
(3) unclaimed proceeds under Chapter 1109, Insurance Code; or
(4) any other law requiring a person to report and deliver property to the comptroller under this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a holder of property subject to Chapter 76.
(c) This chapter does not apply to small credit balances held by an institution of higher education in an unclaimed money fund under Section 51.011, Education Code.
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