Tex. Estates Code § 252.101
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 252.101, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 252.101. NOTIFICATION BY COUNTY CLERK.
Official statutory text
A county clerk shall notify each person named on the endorsement of the will wrapper that the will is on deposit in the clerk's office if:
(1) an affidavit is submitted to the clerk stating that the testator has died; or
(2) the clerk receives other notice or proof of the testator's death sufficient to convince the clerk that the testator has died.
(1) an affidavit is submitted to the clerk stating that the testator has died; or
(2) the clerk receives other notice or proof of the testator's death sufficient to convince the clerk that the testator has died.
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