Texas · Estate & Probate
The Texas Wills Guide
Make a Valid Will in Texas — Witnesses, Self-Proving Affidavits, Community Property, Intestacy & Avoiding Will Contests
2026 Edition · Cited to Texas law · Plain English
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Human legal expertise + AI, cited to the statute · Legal education, not legal advice
Texas already has a plan for your property. Replace it with yours.
Who can make a Texas will, the three valid will types, self-proving, community property, intestacy, and how to update and store your will safely.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
If you die without a will, Texas law decides who gets your property, and the result may not be what you want. The Texas Wills Guide explains how to make a will that reflects your wishes and holds up.
The guide explains who can make a Texas will, including the eligibility categories and the sound-mind test in §251.001. It describes the three valid will types, attested, holographic and foreign, and the one type Texas does not accept. It explains why every Texas will should be self-proved under §251.101 to .107, since that one page can save your family time in court.
You will also learn the difference between community and separate property, what you can actually leave by will, and the protections a will cannot override. The guide explains the blended-family trap and how intestacy works when there is no will. It closes with making, updating and safely storing your will, plus the four-year probate deadline in §256.003.
This guide is for Texas adults at any stage, including parents, blended families and people who moved from another state and are not sure their old will fits Texas law. It belongs to the STACKED LEGAL Estate Planning & Elder Law Series. Legal information, not legal advice.
WHAT’S INSIDE
- Who can make a Texas will — the eligibility categories and the sound-mind test (§251.001)
- The three valid will types — attested, holographic, and foreign — and the one Texas never accepts
- Why every Texas will should be self-proved (§251.101–.107) — the one page that saves your family a courtroom headache
- Community vs. separate property — what you can actually leave, and the protections no will can override
- The blended-family trap and how intestacy really works
- Making, updating, and safely storing your will — plus the 4-year probate deadline (§256.003)
WHY READERS TRUST THIS GUIDE
Written by a licensed attorney. Built with AI. Checked against the statute.
Human legal expertise plus an AI research and drafting system, with every rule cited to Texas law so you can verify it.
Cited, so you can check it
Every rule names the section of Texas law it comes from, so you can read the source yourself.
Plain English, no filler
Written to be read start to finish by someone with no legal training, with worked examples.
Dated and updated
Each guide carries a law-current date and new editions ship when the law changes.
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