Probate and Probate Notices
Probate in Texas is a court-supervised legal process that distributes assets to the rightful heirs and beneficiaries of a deceased person's estate. The process is governed by the Texas Estates Code, and generally begins with filing an Application for Probate in a Texas Probate Court within four years of the person's death. After filing, there is a two-week waiting period before a hearing can be held, during which the County Clerk posts a notice at the courthouse