In Texas, the executor of the estate must file for probate within four years from the testator’s death. Texas probate law is very strict about this statute of limitations.
In certain circumstances, there may be alternatives for wills that have expired.
However, if the executor does not file the will with the court within four years, it would be as though the person died without a will, and the laws of intestacy will apply.
Intestacy means that the state determines how the estate’s assets are distributed.