After the first year following the death of the individual, an owner of a property right may exercise that right whether or not the owner has registered a claim as provided by Section 26.006.
Tex. Prop. Code § 26.009
EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP AFTER FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff
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