TX HB3421

When probate proceedings transfer between counties, the transferring court clerk must send most documents electronically but must deliver the original will (or paper copy of an unprovable will) via qualified delivery method, with the applicant paying delivery costs

A copy of a will that cannot be produced in court is sufficient to make the will self-proved if it includes a copy of a self-proving affidavit meeting statutory form and content requirements

Estate inventory filings must now explicitly state whether the decedent was married at death before specifying which property is separate versus community property

Temporary administrators must file proof of required notice service within 7 days after letters of temporary administration are issued

Surviving spouses may sell, mortgage, or dispose of community property to pay any debts for which community property is liable (not limited to "community debts"), and statutory probate courts are added to courts required to deliver orders through the electronic filing system