{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 361.154","heading":"SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR ALSO SUCCEEDS TO PRIOR RIGHTS AND DUTIES.","body":"An executor who accepts appointment and qualifies after letters of administration have been granted on the estate shall, in the manner prescribed by Section 361.153, succeed to the previous administrator, and shall administer the estate as if the executor's administration were a continuation of the former administration, subject to any legal directions of the testator with respect to the estate that are contained in the will.\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 361. DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSORS","SUBCHAPTER D. PROCEDURES AFTER DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.361.htm#361.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"bc8a495c9e2c485c4d72111a24da5ffb849b94253dbbeb712e1a69b4bd3009ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}