Texas Estates Code — probate dockets and open-court decisions
Updated October 27, 2026
Statewide court type
Decedent-estate proceedings only, under Estates Code Title 2. No statement that all guardianship proceedings share these rules. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
Published/source-supported dates retained; no claim that later amendments were exhaustively checked.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Texas Estates Code 53.101
CALLING OF DOCKETS. The judge in whose court probate proceedings are pending, at times determined by the judge, shall: (1) call the estates of decedents in the estates' regular order on both the probate and claim dockets; and (2) issue orders as necessary.
Title 2 decedent-estate probate matters only; stated statutory exceptions apply. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
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RENDERING OF DECISIONS, ORDERS, DECREES, AND JUDGMENTS. The county court shall render all decisions, orders, decrees, and judgments in probate matters in open court, except as otherwise specially provided.
Title 2 decedent-estate probate matters only; stated statutory exceptions apply. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.
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