{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 252.101","heading":"NOTIFICATION BY COUNTY CLERK.","body":"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:\n(1) an affidavit is submitted to the clerk stating that the testator has died; or\n(2) the clerk receives other notice or proof of the testator's death sufficient to convince the clerk that the testator has died.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 252. SAFEKEEPING AND CUSTODY OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER C. ACTIONS BY COUNTY CLERK ON DEATH OF TESTATOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.252.htm#252.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"4d52d86dc54267c01b94f86c81b5d28df3ec45e1d8a923f813acc27370f4a23b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}