Tex. Estates Code § 360.202
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 360.202, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 360.202. SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) When the court has found that all or part of an estate is not capable of fair and equal division, the court shall order the sale of all estate property not capable of fair and equal division.
(b) The sale must be made by the executor or administrator in the manner provided for the sale of real estate to satisfy estate debts.
(c) The court shall distribute the proceeds collected from the sale to the persons entitled to the proceeds.
(d) A distributee who buys property at the sale is required to pay or secure only the amount by which the distributee's bid exceeds the amount of the distributee's share of the property.
(b) The sale must be made by the executor or administrator in the manner provided for the sale of real estate to satisfy estate debts.
(c) The court shall distribute the proceeds collected from the sale to the persons entitled to the proceeds.
(d) A distributee who buys property at the sale is required to pay or secure only the amount by which the distributee's bid exceeds the amount of the distributee's share of the property.
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