Tex. Prop. Code § 41.004 : PROPERTY CODE — EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS — PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM CREDITORS' CLAIMS — INTERESTS IN LAND — EXEMPTIONS IN LAND DEFINED — Abandonment of A Homestead TEXT PDF If a homestead claimant is married, a homestead cannot be abandoned without the consent of the claimant's spouse. Tex. Prop. Code § 41.004 Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 840, Sec. 1, eff. 6/15/1985.