Tex. Estates Code § 258.101
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 258.101, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 258.101. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION OR OTHER SUBSTITUTED SERVICE.
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if an attempt to make service under this chapter is unsuccessful, service may be made in the manner provided by Rule 109 or 109a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, for the service of a citation on a party by publication or other substituted service.
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