{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-26.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 26.008","heading":"EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP FOR FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for the first year following the death of the individual a property right may be exercised, if authorized by law or an appointing court, by the following persons who may be appointed by a court for the benefit of the estate of the deceased individual:\n(1) an independent executor;\n(2) an executor;\n(3) an independent administrator;\n(4) a temporary or permanent administrator; or\n(5) a temporary or permanent guardian.\n(b) For the first year following the death of the individual, an owner of a property right may exercise that right only if the owner registers a valid claim as provided by Section 26.006.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 26. USE OF A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE, SIGNATURE, PHOTOGRAPH, OR LIKENESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.26.htm#26.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"8f8ae55efe07aff478689c221a867ee5709d989719934a5b8c7de8adc2488924","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-26.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-26.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}