{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-305.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 305.201","heading":"PERSONAL OR AUTHORIZED CORPORATE SURETIES.","body":"(a) The surety or sureties on a bond may be personal or authorized corporate sureties.\n(b) A bond with sureties who are individuals must have at least two sureties, each of whom must:\n(1) execute an affidavit in the manner provided by this subchapter; and\n(2) own property in this state, excluding property exempt by law, that the judge is satisfied is sufficient to qualify the person as a surety as required by law.\n(c) A bond with an authorized corporate surety is only required to have one surety, except as provided by law.\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 G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 305. QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES","SUBCHAPTER E. BOND SURETIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.305.htm#305.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"ab062c72089983765f4a25b9d1670afb3319691e2b86d572aebf83badf183625","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-305.160","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-305.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}