Texas Statutes
§ 71.021 — SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION.
Texas § 71.021
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Code CPCivil Practice and Remedies Code
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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 71.021 (2026).
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Sec. 71.021. SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION.
(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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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Nearby Sections
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§ 71.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 71.002
CAUSE OF ACTION.§ 71.0055
EVIDENCE OF PREGNANCY.§ 71.006
EFFECT OF FELONIOUS ACT.§ 71.007
INEFFECTIVE AGREEMENT.§ 71.008
DEATH OF DEFENDANT.§ 71.009
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.§ 71.011
DAMAGES NOT SUBJECT TO DEBTS.§ 71.021
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