THE COUNTY LEDGER · TEXAS
Smith County
Monthly probate filings, the administration mix, and the public record behind them. Describing populations and processes, never predicting an estate.
MONTHLY NEW DECEDENTS’ ESTATE FILINGS · TIER A
The county filing record
Available months within the trailing annual window. Gaps are not zeros. Administration mix is shown for each reported month; no unpublished annual statistic is computed.
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · October 2025 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · November 2025 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · December 2025 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · January 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · February 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · March 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · April 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · May 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · June 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · July 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · August 2026 · Tier A
Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · September 2026 · Tier A
| Month | Independent | Dependent | Other estate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · October 2025 · Tier A | 37 | 0 | 21 | 58 |
| November 2025 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · November 2025 · Tier A | 26 | 2 | 15 | 43 |
| December 2025 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · December 2025 · Tier A | 28 | 3 | 16 | 47 |
| January 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · January 2026 · Tier A | 30 | 1 | 8 | 39 |
| February 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · February 2026 · Tier A | 47 | 3 | 22 | 72 |
| March 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · March 2026 · Tier A | 65 | 0 | 18 | 83 |
| April 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · April 2026 · Tier A | 45 | 4 | 19 | 68 |
| May 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · May 2026 · Tier A | 46 | 2 | 13 | 61 |
| June 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · June 2026 · Tier A | 60 | 2 | 23 | 85 |
| July 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · July 2026 · Tier A | 33 | 2 | 23 | 58 |
| August 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · August 2026 · Tier A | 52 | 2 | 22 | 76 |
| September 2026 Source: OCA Court Activity Database — Probate Activity by County (card.txcourts.gov), Excel export run 2026-10-31 · September 2026 · Tier A | 41 | 2 | 21 | 64 |
County-level courts aggregate. Statutory probate courts may report separately; these records do not describe an individual estate.
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Published history, administration mix, and methodology.
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