The trustee shall administer the trust in good faith according to its terms and this subtitle. In the absence of any contrary terms in the trust instrument or contrary provisions of this subtitle, in administering the trust the trustee shall perform all of the duties imposed on trustees by the common law.
Tex. Prop. Code § 113.051
GENERAL DUTY
Known as the Texas Trust Code
The act spans §§ 111–116 (165 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Texas Commerce Bank, N.A. v. Grizzle Ex Rel. Grizzle (2002)
Most recently applied in Aubrey v. Aubrey (June 2017)
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3332, ch. 567, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.