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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. 2002).
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West Beach Marina, Ltd. v. Erdeljac, 94 S.W.3d 248 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 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. 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. 2016). · cites it 2× “Tex. PROP. Code ANN. § 5.021 (West 2014).”
Heblen Kanan, Pharr Plantation Inc. & Pharr Plantation Mgmt. Co., Ltd. v. Plantation Homeowner's Ass'n, Inc., 407 S.W.3d 320 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 2005). · cites it 2× “Tex.PROp.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 1984).”
Williams v. Jennings, 755 S.W.2d 874 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 2018). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 5.021 (West 2014); TEX.”
McCuen v. Huey, 255 S.W.3d 716 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Tex. PROp.Code Ann. § 5.021 (Vernon 2003).”
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