{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 256.203","heading":"ESTABLISHING CONTENTS OF WILL NOT IN COURT'S CUSTODY.","body":"If for any reason a will is not in the court's custody, the court shall find the contents of the will by written order. Certified copies of the contents as established by the order may be:\n(1) recorded in other counties; and\n(2) used in evidence, as certified copies of wills in the custody of the court may be used.\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. 31, 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 E. ADMISSION OF WILL TO, AND PROCEDURES FOLLOWING, PROBATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.256.htm#256.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"e4da803e455e94892e5fc6286aa01d17bdcfec0c99182c1f8d62a3bfbce3e263","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}