{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-257.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 257.001","heading":"PROBATE OF WILL AS MUNIMENT OF TITLE AUTHORIZED.","body":"A court may admit a will to probate as a muniment of title if the court is satisfied that the will should be admitted to probate and the court:\n(1) is satisfied that the testator's estate does not owe an unpaid debt, other than any debt secured by a lien on real estate; or\n(2) finds for another reason that there is no necessity for administration of the estate.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 257. PROBATE OF WILL AS MUNIMENT OF TITLE","SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.257.htm#257.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"ea0adf45a8e1324c2cdd5a90b832f24bf840b8f790fc0dee06d7ff6a63c66325","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-256.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-257.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}