Texas sets no fixed claim period: creditors can present claims any time before the estate closes, and a creditor's own deadline starts only if the personal representative sends that creditor the optional written notice.
Within 90 daysTex. Estates Code §§ 309.001, 309.051, 309.056, 309.101Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
An independent executor (the default Texas regime) closes by filing with the court a verified closing report (Tex. Est. Code § 405.005) or notice of closing estate (§ 405.006) once all known debts are paid (or paid to the extent of estate assets), no litigation is pending, and remaining assets have been distributed; the independent administration is considered closed 30 days after filing unless an interested person objects, with no hearing or court order requiredTex. Estates Code §§ 405.003-405.012 (independent administration closing); §§ 362.001-362.013 (dependent administration final settlement)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Texas law recognizes that a person named as executor may decline the appointment but prescribes no particular document. A signed written declination filed with the court states the refusal on the record.
No fixed time floor. The closing report or notice of closing estate may be filed once all known debts are paid (or paid to the extent of estate assets), no litigation is pending, and all remaining assets have been distributed to the distributees. Texas has no general nonclaim creditor period, so there is no statutory creditor-claim waiting floorTex. Est. Code § 405.004Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.