Texas
For Texas, witnesses required is attested by two or more credible witnesses who are at least 14 years of age; statute citation is Tex. Est. Code § 251.051, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
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- Witnesses required
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- Tex. Est. Code § 251.051 our reading
- Holographic wills
- a will written wholly in the testator's handwriting is not required to be attested by subscribing witnesses per codes.findlaw.com
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What the source says
attested by two or more credible witnesses who are at least 14 years of age and who subscribe their names to the will in their own handwriting in the testator's presence.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
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Statute citation
codes.findlaw.com says statute citation is Tex. Est. Code § 251.051, as of 2026-08-18.
attested by two or more credible witnesses who are at least 14 years of age and who subscribe their names to the will in their own handwriting in the testator's presence.
https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/estates-code/est-sect-251-051/
codes.findlaw.com says statute citation is Tex. Est. Code § 251.052, as of 2026-08-18.
a will written wholly in the testator's handwriting is not required to be attested by subscribing witnesses.
Sources
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/estates-code/est-sect-251-051/
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/estates-code/est-sect-251-052/