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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 252.101

  • Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

A county clerk shall notify each person named on the endorsement of the will wrapper that the will is on deposit in the clerk’s office if:
(1) an affidavit is submitted to the clerk stating that the testator has died; or
(2) the clerk receives other notice or proof of the testator’s death sufficient to convince the clerk that the testator has died.