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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 71.021. Survival of Cause of Action

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A cause of action for personal injury to the health, reputation, or person of an injured person does not abate because of the death of the injured person or because of the death of a person liable for the injury.

(b) A personal injury action survives to and in favor of the heirs, legal representatives, and estate of the injured person. The action survives against the liable person and the person's legal representatives.

(c) The suit may be instituted and prosecuted as if the liable person were alive.

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