{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-33.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 33.051","heading":"COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING.","body":"For purposes of this subchapter, a probate proceeding is considered commenced on the filing of an application for the proceeding that avers facts sufficient to confer venue on the court in which the application is filed.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.04, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE A. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND COURTS","CHAPTER 33. VENUE","SUBCHAPTER B. DETERMINATION OF VENUE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.33.htm#33.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"284cc852438334959c5e9defc52c9419bcec4e62f95f744e0a341851fd855c7a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-33.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-33.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}