Required Period of Survival for Intestate Succession and Certain Other Purposes

A person who does not survive a decedent by 120 hours is considered to have predeceased the decedent for purposes of the homestead allowance, exempt property, and intestate succession, and the decedent's heirs are determined accordingly, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.