{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-258.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 258.003","heading":"COURT ACTION PROHIBITED BEFORE SERVICE OF CITATION.","body":"A court may not act on an application for the probate of a will until service of citation has been made in the manner provided by this subchapter.\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 258. CITATIONS AND NOTICES RELATING TO PROBATE OF WILL","SUBCHAPTER A. CITATIONS WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATIONS FOR PROBATE OF WILL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.258.htm#258.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"fee931302cfc8aa244dd9058be0bc1cd27f982124fa90668c29cb9d2a695a667","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-258.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-258.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}