# Texas — Homestead exemption amounts by state

For Texas, homestead exemption is The homestead of a family, or of a single adult person, shall be, and is hereby protected from forced sale, for the payment of all debts; area limit is The homestead, not in a town or city, shall consist of not more than two hundred acres of land, which may be in one or more parcels, with the improvements thereon; the homestead in a city, town or village, shall consist of lot or contiguous lots amounting to not more than 10 acres of land, together with any improvements on the land; statute is Sec. 50. PROTECTION OF HOMESTEAD FROM FORCED OR UNAUTHORIZED SALE; EXCEPTIONS, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Homestead exemption:** The homestead of a family, or of a single adult person, shall be, and is hereby protected from forced sale, for the payment of all debts _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Area limit:** The homestead, not in a town or city, shall consist of not more than two hundred acres of land, which may be in one or more parcels, with the improvements thereon; the homestead in a city, town or village, shall consist of lot or contiguous lots amounting to not more than 10 acres of land, together with any improvements on the land _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Sec. 50. PROTECTION OF HOMESTEAD FROM FORCED OR UNAUTHORIZED SALE; EXCEPTIONS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Sec. 50. PROTECTION OF HOMESTEAD FROM FORCED OR UNAUTHORIZED SALE; EXCEPTIONS; REQUIREMENTS FOR MORTGAGE LOANS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY HOMESTEAD. (a) The homestead of a family, or of a single adult person, shall be, and is hereby protected from forced sale, for the payment of all debts except for: (1) the purchase money thereof, or a part of such purchase money; (2) the taxes due thereon;

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Area limit

> Sec. 51. SIZE OF HOMESTEAD; USES; RELEASE OR REFINANCE OF EXISTING LIEN. The homestead, not in a town or city, shall consist of not more than two hundred acres of land, which may be in one or more parcels, with the improvements thereon; the homestead in a city, town or village, shall consist of lot or contiguous lots amounting to not more than 10 acres of land, together with any improvements on the land;

## Source

- https://tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/TxConst.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
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