Tex. Estates Code § 53.106
EXECUTIONS IN PROBATE MATTERS
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- Tex. Estates Code § 53.106, EXECUTIONS IN PROBATE MATTERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/623997
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(a) An execution in a probate matter must be:
(1) directed "to any sheriff or any constable within the State of Texas";
(2) attested and signed by the clerk officially under court seal; and
(3) made returnable in 60 days.
(b) A proceeding under an execution described by Subsection (a) is governed, to the extent applicable, by the laws regulating a proceeding under an execution issued by a district court.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an execution directed to the sheriff or a constable of a specific county in this state may not be held defective if properly executed within that county by the sheriff or constable to whom the execution is directed.