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Tex. Prop. Code § 113.002 (2026)

General Powers

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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. 2002).
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Casillas v. Cano, 79 S.W.3d 587 (Tex. App. 2002). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 113.002. Section 113.”
Moon v. Lesikar, 230 S.W.3d 800 (Tex. App. 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. 1998). · cites it 2× “, Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 113.002 (“General Powers”), 113.”
Magdalena Sanchez McMordie, in Her Capacity as Beneficiary & Co- Tr. of the Hobart B. McMordie, II Asset Mgmt. Trust. v. Charles Harris McMordie, in His Capacity as Co-Tr. of the Hobart B. McMordie, II Asset Mgmt. Trust (Tex. 2015). · cites it 2× “5 Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 113.001 ..........”
Deborah Patterson Howard Goughnour v. Robert H. Patterson, Jr., Tr. of the Deborah Patterson Howard Trust (Tex. App. 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., Tr. of the Deborah Patterson Howard Trust (Tex. App. 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 113.002, 113.051 (West 2014); Corpus Christi Bank & Trust v.”
Craig Harlan Pense, an Incapacitated Person, & Virginia Petty, as Next Friend v. Walter Mark Bennett & Alisa Ann Bennett (Tex. App. 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 (5th Cir. 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, N.A. 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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