Tex.
Prop. Code Section 112.122
Enforcement of Trust
(a)
A trust created under this subchapter must be enforced by one or more persons appointed in the terms of the trust to serve as a trust enforcer.(b)
A trust enforcer shall enforce the purpose and terms of the trust. The trust enforcer is not a beneficiary of the trust, but has the rights of a beneficiary provided under this title and the common law of this state, or as otherwise provided by the terms of the trust.(c)
A trust enforcer shall exercise any authority granted under the terms of the trust or the provisions of this section as a fiduciary owing a duty to the trust and is entitled to reasonable compensation for serving as trust enforcer.(d)
A trust enforcer may consent to, waive, object to, or petition an appropriate court concerning any matter regarding the purpose or administration of the trust.(e)
Except as otherwise provided by the terms of the trust, if more than one person is acting as a trust enforcer, any action in that capacity must be decided by the majority vote of the persons acting as trust enforcers. If there are an even number of trust enforcers and a majority vote cannot be established, the decision of the trustee controls.(f)
The terms of the trust may provide for the succession of a trust enforcer or a process of appointing any successor trust enforcer.(g)
If no person is serving as a trust enforcer for a trust created under this subchapter, a court properly exercising jurisdiction shall appoint one or more persons to serve as the trust enforcer.
Source:
Section 112.122 — Enforcement of Trust, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.112.htm#112.122 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
