Tex. Estates Code § 53.053
EXEMPTION FROM PROBATE FEES FOR ESTATES OF CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS
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- Tex. Estates Code § 53.053, EXEMPTION FROM PROBATE FEES FOR ESTATES OF CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/623990
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(a) In this section, "combat zone" means an area that the president of the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United States are or have engaged in combat.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the clerk of a county court may not charge, or collect from, the estate of a decedent any of the following fees if the decedent died while in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States in a combat zone:
(1) a fee for or associated with the filing of the decedent's will for probate; and
(2) a fee for any service rendered by the probate court regarding the administration of the decedent's estate.