Section 360.051 - Citation of Interested Persons(a) On the filing of the application, the clerk shall issue a citation that: (1) states: (A) the decedent's name; and(B) the date the court will hear the application; and(2) requires all persons interested in the estate to appear and show cause why the estate should not be partitioned and distributed.(b) A citation under this section must be: (1) personally served on each person residing in the state who is entitled to a share of the estate and whose address is known; and(2) served by publication on any person entitled to a share of the estate: (A) whose identity or address is not known;(B) who is not a resident of this state; or(C) who is a resident of this state but is absent from this state.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.