Tex. Est. Code § 351.001 : ESTATES CODE — ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY — CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION — POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Applicability of Common Law TEXT PDF The rights, powers, and duties of executors and administrators are governed by common law principles to the extent that those principles do not conflict with the statutes of this state. Tex. Estates § 351.001 Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.