Tex. Est. Code § 101.051 – Liability of Estate for Debts in General

(a) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(a) subject to the payment of:
1. (1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and
2. (2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.
(b) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(b) subject to the payment of, and is still liable for:
1. (1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and
2. (2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.