{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-751.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 751.022","heading":"ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT AS AGENT.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in the durable power of attorney, a person accepts appointment as an agent under a durable power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance of the appointment.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 1974), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE P. DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","CHAPTER 751. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBCHAPTER A-1. APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.751.htm#751.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"61ec23369d01534988ed85da471c576352a1db7e35d386a944989cce46ff347a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-751.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-751.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}