Tex.
Prop. Code Section 42.002
Personal Property
(a)
The following personal property is exempt under Section 42.001 (Personal Property Exemption)(a):(1)
home furnishings, including family heirlooms;(2)
provisions for consumption;(3)
farming or ranching vehicles and implements;(4)
tools, equipment, books, and apparatus, including boats and motor vehicles used in a trade or profession;(5)
wearing apparel;(6)
jewelry not to exceed 25 percent of the aggregate limitations prescribed by Section 42.001 (Personal Property Exemption)(a);(7)
two firearms;(8)
athletic and sporting equipment, including bicycles;(9)
a two-wheeled, three-wheeled, or four-wheeled motor vehicle for each member of a family or single adult who holds a driver’s license or who does not hold a driver’s license but who relies on another person to operate the vehicle for the benefit of the nonlicensed person;(10)
the following animals and forage on hand for their consumption:(A)
two horses, mules, or donkeys and a saddle, blanket, and bridle for each;(B)
12 head of cattle;(C)
60 head of other types of livestock; and(D)
120 fowl; and(11)
household pets.(b)
Personal property, unless precluded from being encumbered by other law, may be encumbered by a security interest under Subchapter B, Chapter 9 (Applicability of Law to Commercial Transactions), Business & Commerce Code, or Subchapter F, Chapter 501 (Certificate of Title Act), Transportation Code, or by a lien fixed by other law, and the security interest or lien may not be avoided on the ground that the property is exempt under this chapter.
Source:
Section 42.002 — Personal Property, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.42.htm#42.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
