Sec. 305.002.  MANNER OF QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.  (a)  A personal representative, other than an executor described by Subsection (b), is considered to have qualified when the representative has:
(1)  taken and filed the oath prescribed by Subchapter B or made, signed, and filed the declaration prescribed by Subchapter B;
(2)  filed the required bond with the clerk; and
(3)  obtained the judge's approval of the bond.
(b)  An executor who is not required to give a bond is considered to have qualified when the executor has taken and filed the oath prescribed by Subchapter B or made, signed, and filed the declaration prescribed by Subchapter B.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 36, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023.