{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-356.555","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 356.555","heading":"INCREASED OR ADDITIONAL BOND NOT REQUIRED.","body":"Notwithstanding Sections 356.554(c) and (d), if the real estate sold is encumbered by a lien to secure a claim against the estate and is sold to the owner or holder of the secured claim in full payment, liquidation, and satisfaction of the claim, an increased general bond or additional bond may not be required except for the amount of any cash paid to the personal representative of the estate in excess of the amount necessary to pay, liquidate, and satisfy the claim in full.\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 356. SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER L. APPROVAL OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND TRANSFER OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.356.htm#356.555","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8076b1941605c20928e2ba845f7788ae4a35bd3e0c84973d14ce8ecce9e47c1d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-356.554","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-356.556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}