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Tex. Estates Code § 351.054

AUTHORITY TO COMMENCE SUITS

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Tex. Estates Code § 351.054, AUTHORITY TO COMMENCE SUITS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/624641
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(a) An executor or administrator appointed in this state may commence a suit for: (1) recovery of personal property, debts, or damages; or (2) title to or possession of land, any right attached to or arising from that land, or an injury or damage done to that land. (b) A judgment in a suit described by Subsection (a) is conclusive, but may be set aside by any interested person for fraud or collusion on the executor's or administrator's part.