The TOD deed sprang into being in 2015, when Texas enacted Chapter 114 of the Texas Estates Code. That makes it a relatively new statute. The original statute contained a sample form, ...

The Texas Supreme Court has tasked a group of attorneys with creating a Transfer on Death Deed form for Texas residents and attorneys to use. Contributed Photo / ST ...

Some of them include racist language dating back decades. A Hays County couple is working to get rid of some of that language in the deed of their home. It’s only possible now under a new Texas law.

Assume that Owner A deeds to Buyer B real property in Texas via a special warranty deed that contains the following provision: The property shall be used exclusively for XYZ purposes.

DENTON, Texas — The deed says Black people cannot be buried in the city-owned IOOF cemetery in Denton. So, Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth, the city’s first Black mayor, tried to pass a measure ...