Felony Restrictions by Code

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» Probate Code

§78. Estates Of Decedents — Persons Disqualified To Serve As Executor Or Administrator

No person is qualified to serve as an executor or administrator who is:

(a) An incapacitated person;
(b) A convicted felon, under the laws either of the United States or of any state or territory of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, unless such person has been duly pardoned, or his civil rights restored, in accordance with law;

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PB/htm/PB.V.htm#78

Note(s) Regarding This Legislation:

This section is repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., ch. 680, § 10(a), effective January 1, 2014.

Other Note(s):

Prior Laws:

Acts 1876, p. 96. G.L. vol. 8, p. 932. Rev.Civ.St.1879, art. 1857
Rev.Civ.St.1895, art. 1910. Rev.Civ.St.1911, art. 3277. Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art 3353.

The new statute, Estates § 304.003, appears to continue the felony restriction unchanged.