Matters Relating to Mineral Properties · Procedure If Personal Representative of Estate Neglects to Apply for Authority
(a) The county clerk shall immediately call the filing of an application under Section 358.251 to the attention of the judge of the court in which the probate proceedings are pending.
(b) The judge shall set a time and place for a hearing on the application, and the personal representative of the estate shall be cited to appear and show cause why the execution of a lease or agreement described by Section 358.251 should not be ordered.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
