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Tex. Prop. Code § 5.021 (2026)

Instrument Of Conveyance

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Sec. 5.021. INSTRUMENT OF CONVEYANCE. A conveyance of an estate of inheritance, a freehold, or an estate for more than one year, in land and tenements, must be in writing and must be subscribed and delivered by the conveyor or by the conveyor's agent authorized in writing.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3481, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

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Cited in 142 cases (30 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: West Beach Marina, Ltd. v. Erdeljac, 94 S.W.3d 248 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002).
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West Beach Marina, Ltd. v. Erdeljac, 94 S.W.3d 248 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002). · cites it 2× “The Statute of Frauds requires that a contract for the sale of real estate be in writing and signed by the person to be charged. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 26.01 (West 1987).”
Gordon v. West Houston Trees, Ltd., 352 S.W.3d 32 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2011). · cites it 2× “To convey an interest in land under the statute of conveyances, the instrument of conveyance must be in writing, must be signed, and must be delivered by the party disposing of his interest.”
Troxel v. Bishop, 201 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006). · cites it 2× “2006); Tex. PROP.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 2004).”
Seber v. Union Pac. R.R., 350 S.W.3d 640 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 2003).”
Jackson v. Wildflower Prod. Co., 505 S.W.3d 80 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2016). · cites it 2× “Tex. PROP. Code ANN. § 5.021 (West 2014).”
Heblen Kanan, Pharr Plantation Inc. v. Plantation Homeowner's Ass'n, 407 S.W.3d 320 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 5.021 (West 2004). By their fourth sub-issue, appellants similarly contend that the Rule 11 Agreement is not enforceable because it was made orally but is not to be performed within one year, or alternatively, because it constitutes a contract for sale…”
Adams v. First Nat'l Bank of Bells/Savoy, 154 S.W.3d 859 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005). “The Bank contends there is no issue of fact that it foreclosed because of the due-on-sale clause, and that the timing of the transfer does not raise an issue of fact.”
Murphy v. Long, 170 S.W.3d 621 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2005). · cites it 2× “Tex.PROp.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 1984).”
Williams v. Jennings, 755 S.W.2d 874 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1988). · cites it 2× “Appellants leased the Brightwells' one-fourth interest and claim that appellee cannot prove she possessed title to that interest because the reformed deed reserved it to the Brightwells.”
Cullins v. Foster, 171 S.W.3d 521 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005). “” Tex. PROp.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 1984) (emphasis added).”
TLC Hosp., LLC v. Pillar Income Asset Mgmt., Inc., 570 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2018). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 5.021 (West 2014); TEX.”
McCuen v. Huey, 255 S.W.3d 716 (Tex. App.—Waco 2008). · cites it 2× “Tex. PROp.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 2003).”
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