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Tex. Prop. Code § 113.002 (2026)

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Sec. 113.002. GENERAL POWERS. Except as provided by Section 113.001, a trustee may exercise any powers in addition to the powers authorized by this subchapter that are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the trust.

Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3332, ch. 567, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: Casillas v. Cano, 79 S.W.3d 587 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002).
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Casillas v. Cano, 79 S.W.3d 587 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 113.002. Section 113.”
Moon v. Lesikar, 230 S.W.3d 800 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007). “"); see also TEX. PROP.CODE ANN. § 113.002 ("Except as provided by Section 113.”
Tomlinson v. Tomlinson, 960 S.W.2d 337 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998). · cites it 2× “, Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 113.002 (“General Powers”), 113.”
Magdalena Sanchez McMordie v. Charles Harris McMordie, No. 07-14-00393-CV (Tex. Aug. 28, 2015). · cites it 2× “5 Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 113.001 ..........”
Deborah Patterson Howard Goughnour v. Robert H. Patterson, Jr., No. 12-17-00234-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler Dec. 21, 2018). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 113.002, 113.051 (West 2014); Corpus Christi Bank & Trust v.”
Deborah Patterson Howard Goughnour v. Robert H. Patterson, Jr., No. 12-17-00234-CV, 2019 WL 1031575 (Tex. App.—Tyler Mar. 5, 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 113.002, 113.051 (West 2014); Corpus Christi Bank & Trust v.”
Craig Harlan Pense v. Walter Mark Bennett, No. 06-20-00030-CV (Tex. App.—Texarkana Oct. 8, 2020). “” TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 113.002. Those powers include the power to “contract to sell, sell and convey, or grant an option to sell real or personal property at public auction or private sale for cash or for credit or for part cash and part credit, with or without security.”
Fugedi v. Initram, No. 21-40365 (5th Cir. Aug. 29, 2022). “30 See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 113.002 (outlining the broad general powers of trustees including any “that are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the trust”); see also id.”
Bank of Am., N.A. ex rel. U.S. Trust Co. of Texas v. Stanley, 728 F. Supp. 2d 883 (S.D. Tex. 2010). “” Tex. Prop.Code § 113.002. This authority is subject to limits imposed by the trust instrument, a statute, or “a subsequent court order.”
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