Texas Estates Code - EST § 355.203. Purchase of Claim by Personal Representative Prohibited

(a) It is unlawful, and cause for removal, for a personal representative, whether acting under appointment by will or court orders, to purchase a claim against the estate the representative represents for the representative's own use or any other purpose.

(b) On written complaint by a person interested in the estate and on satisfactory proof of a violation of Subsection (a), the court after citation and hearing:

(c) No part of a claim canceled under Subsection (b) may be paid out of the estate.