{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-112.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 112.008","heading":"CAPACITY OF TRUSTEE.","body":"(a) The trustee must have the legal capacity to take, hold, and transfer the trust property. If the trustee is a corporation, it must have the power to act as a trustee in this state.\n(b) Except as provided by Section 112.034, the fact that the person named as trustee is also a beneficiary does not disqualify the person from acting as trustee if he is otherwise qualified.\n(c) The settlor of a trust may be the trustee of the trust.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3332, ch. 567, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 9. TRUSTS","SUBTITLE B. TEXAS TRUST CODE: CREATION, OPERATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS","CHAPTER 112. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS","SUBCHAPTER A. CREATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.112.htm#112.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"0872fd800abaebd22dcc8d0ce38566a5a21071c63f3188589beb5027929d7fde","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-112.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-112.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}