Tex. Fam. Code § 3.001 : FAMILY CODE — THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP — PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES — MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES — GENERAL RULES FOR SEPARATE AND COMMUNITY PROPERTY — Separate Property

A spouse's separate property consists of:

(1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage;
(2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and
(3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage.

Tex. Fam. Code § 3.001

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. 4/17/1997.