{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-51.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 51.002","heading":"DIRECTION OF WRIT OR OTHER PROCESS.","body":"(a) A writ or other process other than a citation or notice must be directed \"To any sheriff or constable within the State of Texas.\"\n(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a writ or other process other than a citation or notice may not be held defective because the process is directed to the sheriff or a constable of a named county if the process is properly served within that county by the sheriff or constable.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE B. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 51. NOTICES AND PROCESS IN PROBATE PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER A. ISSUANCE AND FORM OF NOTICE OR PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.51.htm#51.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"3578c768bfe69c140f09be60873037014d9df0a20a9426b144be6f6d4a8fd1cb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-51.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-51.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}