{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-455.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 455.010","heading":"GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION.","body":"(a) A public probate administrator shall file an application for letters of administration or administration with will annexed as provided by this title:\n(1) if gross assets of an estate exceed the maximum amount authorized for a small estate affidavit under Section 205.001;\n(2) if the property of the decedent cannot be disposed of using other methods detailed in this chapter; or\n(3) at the discretion of the public probate administrator or on order of the statutory probate court judge.\n(b) After issuance of letters of administration, the public probate administrator is considered a personal representative under this title and has all of the powers and duties of a personal representative under this title.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE J. ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN ESTATES","CHAPTER 455. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.455.htm#455.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"399569ece61a344b227332cc18934cfcce69caabaa7bcb66f73ef84a675d2fac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-455.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-455.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}