Next of Kin

Tex. Estates Code § 22.026, under Definitions.

Tex. Estates Code § 22.026

Sec. 22.026. NEXT OF KIN. "Next of kin" includes: (1) an adopted child or the adopted child's descendants; and (2) the adoptive parent of the adopted child. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.