Sec. 1151.155.  OPERATION OR RENTAL OF FARM, RANCH, FACTORY, OR OTHER BUSINESS.  (a) If the ward owns a farm, ranch, factory, or other business that is not required to be immediately sold for the payment of a debt or other lawful purpose, the guardian of the estate on order of the court shall, as it appears to be in the estate's best interests:
(1)  continue to operate, or cause the continued operation of, the farm, ranch, factory, or other business; or
(2)  rent the farm, ranch, factory, or other business.
(b)  In deciding whether to issue an order under Subsection (a), the court:
(1)  shall consider:
(A)  the condition of the estate; and
(B)  the necessity that may exist for the future sale of the property or business for the payment of a debt, claim, or other lawful expenditure; and
(2)  may not extend the time of renting any of the property beyond what appears consistent with the maintenance and education of a ward or the settlement of the ward's estate.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.