{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 256.154","heading":"PROOF OF EXECUTION OF HOLOGRAPHIC WILL.","body":"(a) A will wholly in the handwriting of the testator that is not self-proved as provided by this title may be proved by two witnesses to the testator's handwriting. The evidence may be by:\n(1) sworn testimony or affidavit taken in open court; or\n(2) if the witnesses are nonresidents of the county or are residents who are unable to attend court, written or oral deposition taken in accordance with Section 51.203 or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.\n(b) A witness being deposed for purposes of proving the will as provided by Subsection (a)(2) may testify by referring to a certified copy of the will, without the judge requiring the original will to be removed from the court's file and shown to the witness.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 256. PROBATE OF WILLS GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER D. REQUIRED PROOF FOR PROBATE OF WILL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.256.htm#256.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"f89acf8d219c98c2c98c3f471fce966b42d6d5b95599681e60be96e8d9aba42f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}