A rural homestead is defined as follows:
“The homestead, not in a town or city, shall consist of not more than two hundred acres of land, which may be in one or more parcels, with the improvements thereon.” The 200 acre allowance applies to a family. For an individual, the limit is 100 acres.
EXAMPLE: Bobby Pevine owns 10,000 acres of land. 9,950 acres lies in Brewster County and consists of agricultural land. Fifty acres is situated in next door Pecos County. Bobby’s house and equipment barn, along with a coral are on the Pecos property. The two properties are not adjacent. Bobby wants to use the entire 9,950 acres in Brewster County for collateral for a loan. Bobby can elect to claim the 50 acres in Pecos County and up to 150 acres of the Brewster County property as the family homestead. The 200 acres may be in one or more parcels. There is no requirement that the 200 acres be contiguous.