Section 34.003. Effect of Defendant's Death

TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 34.003 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 34.003. EFFECT OF DEFENDANT'S DEATH. The death of the defendant after a writ of execution is issued stays the execution proceedings, but any lien acquired by levy of the writ must be recognized and enforced by the county court in the payment of the debts of the deceased.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.