Texas Estates Code Sec. 201.060: Alienage

This section provides that alienage does not disqualify a person from inheriting under Texas intestacy law.

The Statutory Rule

Sec. 201.060. ALIENAGE.

A person is not disqualified to take as an heir because the person, or another person through whom the person claims, is or has been an alien.

Explanation

What it does: This section makes clear that a person’s status as an alien does not bar inheritance under Texas intestate succession laws.

Direct and indirect claims: The rule applies both:

• to a person who is an alien; and
• to a person who claims through another person who is or was an alien.

Key concept: Intestate inheritance rights under Texas law do not depend on citizenship or nationality.

Scope: This section removes alienage as a disqualifying factor but does not affect other requirements for inheritance, such as:

• existence and survivorship under Sec. 201.056; or
• entitlement and distribution rules elsewhere in Chapter 201.

Practice note: This provision addresses only qualification to inherit. It does not govern property administration, tax treatment, or other consequences that may arise from non-citizenship.