{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-351.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 351.053","heading":"AUTHORITY TO SERVE PENDING APPEAL OF APPOINTMENT.","body":"Pending an appeal from an order or judgment appointing an administrator or temporary administrator, the appointee shall continue to:\n(1) act as administrator or temporary administrator; and\n(2) prosecute any suit then pending in favor 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 H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 351. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.351.htm#351.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2dad939cd162f56f102387aaf9589fadf6b608342572bdd33a6b7f10b6c7a705","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-351.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-351.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}