{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1002.012","heading":"GUARDIAN.","body":"(a) \"Guardian\" means a person appointed as a:\n(1) guardian under Subchapter D, Chapter 1101;\n(2) successor guardian; or\n(3) temporary guardian.\n(b) Except as expressly provided otherwise, \"guardian\" includes:\n(1) the guardian of the estate of an incapacitated person; and\n(2) the guardian of the person of an incapacitated person.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1002. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm#1002.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"b4e36bd42ec08d54473e0a461fb952aecde058cd2e5e34f8f60ba965b82deac3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}