Sec. 22.008. DEVISE. "Devise": (1) used as a noun, includes a testamentary disposition of real property, personal property, or both; and (2) used as a verb, means to dispose of real property, personal property, or both, by will. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.