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Texas Property Code

§ 26.008 — EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP FOR FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL

PR § 26.008Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 26. USE OF A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE, SIGNATURE, PHOTOGRAPH, OR LIKENESS

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(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:
(1)an independent executor;
(2)an executor;
(3)an independent administrator;
(4)a temporary or permanent administrator; or
(5)a temporary or permanent guardian.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.