{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-305.108","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 305.108","heading":"FORM OF BOND.","body":"The following form, or a form with the same substance, may be used for the bond of a personal representative:\nThe State of Texas\nCounty of ________\nKnow all persons by these presents that we, _______ (insert name of each principal), as principal, and _______ (insert name of each surety), as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the judge of ____________ (insert reference to appropriate judge), and that judge's successors in office, in the sum of _____ dollars, conditioned that the above bound principal or principals, appointed as _______ (insert \"executor of the will,\" \"administrator with the will annexed of the estate,\" \"administrator of the estate,\" or \"temporary administrator of the estate,\" as applicable) of _______ (insert name of decedent), deceased, shall well and truly perform all of the duties required of the principal or principals by law under that appointment.\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. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 305. QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.305.htm#305.108","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"6dd2c4cfae8270455a8f77c23b208a87fa88f5794f51a4716187ee9d2517a33d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-305.107","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-305.109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}