Property Code § 116.201

Sec. 116.201. DISBURSEMENTS FROM INCOME. A trustee shall make the following disbursements from income to the extent that they are not disbursements to which Section 116.051(2)(B) or (C) applies: (1) one-half of the regular compensation of the trustee and of any person providing investment advisory or custodial services to the trustee unless, consistent with the trustee's fiduciary duties, the trustee determines that a different portion, none, or all of the compensation should be allocated to income; (2) one-half of all expenses for accountings, judicial proceedings, or other matters that involve both the income and remainder interests; (3) all of the other ordinary expenses incurred in connection with the administration, management, or preservation of trust property and the distribution of income, including interest, ordinary repairs, regularly recurring taxes assessed against principal, and expenses of a proceeding or other matter that concerns primarily the income interest; and (4) recurring premiums on insurance covering the loss of a principal asset or the loss of income from or use of the asset. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 659, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 778), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.