Tex. Est. Code § 455.010 · Chapter 455. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR
GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A public probate administrator shall file an application for letters of administration or administration with will annexed as provided by this title:
(1) if gross assets of an estate exceed the maximum amount authorized for a small estate affidavit under Section 205.001;
(2) if the property of the decedent cannot be disposed of using other methods detailed in this chapter; or
(3) at the discretion of the public probate administrator or on order of the statutory probate court judge.
(b) After issuance of letters of administration, the public probate administrator is considered a personal representative under this title and has all of the powers and duties of a personal representative under this title.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.455.htm
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