Tex. Property Code § 82.158
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 82.158, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 82.158. ESCROW OF DEPOSITS.
Official statutory text
A deposit made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a unit from a declarant shall be placed in escrow and held in this state in an account designated for that purpose by a real estate broker, an attorney, a title insurance company licensed in this state, an independent bonded escrow company, or an institution whose accounts are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality until delivered to the declarant at closing, delivered to the declarant because of the purchaser's default under a contract to purchase the unit, or refunded to the purchaser. Escrow deposits may be placed in interest-bearing accounts, and the interest is payable as may be agreed in writing between the declarant and the purchaser.
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