Tex. Est. Code § 305.253 · Subchapter F. NEW BONDS
SHOW CAUSE HEARING ON NEW BOND REQUIREMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On the return of a citation ordering a personal representative to show cause why the representative should not be required to give a new bond, the judge shall, on the date specified for the hearing of the matter, inquire into the sufficiency of the reasons for requiring a new bond.
(b) If the judge is satisfied that a new bond should be required, the judge shall enter an order requiring a new bond. The order must state:
(1) the amount of the new bond; and
(2) the period within which the new bond must be given, which may not be later than the 20th day after the date of the order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.305.htm
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