Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.002 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL — TRIAL MATTERS — LIMITATIONS — LIMITATIONS OF PERSONAL ACTIONS — One-Year Limitations Period TEXT PDF (a) A person must bring suit for malicious prosecution, libel, slander, or breach of promise of marriage not later than one year after the day the cause of action accrues. (b) A person must bring suit to set aside a sale of property seized under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Tax Code, not later than one year after the date the property is sold. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 16.002 Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 3, eff. 8/28/1995. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.