Tex. Estates Code § 356.253
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 356.253, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 356.253. CITATION.
Official statutory text
On the filing of an application and exhibit described by Section 356.252, the clerk shall issue a citation to all persons interested in the estate. The citation must:
(1) describe the real estate or the interest in or part of the real estate sought to be sold;
(2) inform the interested persons of the right under Section 356.254 to file an opposition to the sale during the period prescribed by the court in the citation; and
(3) be served by posting.
(1) describe the real estate or the interest in or part of the real estate sought to be sold;
(2) inform the interested persons of the right under Section 356.254 to file an opposition to the sale during the period prescribed by the court in the citation; and
(3) be served by posting.
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