Tex. Est. Code § 256.002 : ESTATES CODE — ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY — WILLS — PROBATE OF WILLS GENERALLY — EFFECTIVENESS OF WILL; PERIOD FOR PROBATE — Probate Before Death Void TEXT PDF The probate of a will of a living person is void. Tex. Estates § 256.002 Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.