In re Estate of Coleman, 360 S.W.3d 606 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011, no pet.).
The court held that an order admitting a will to probate and opening an independent administration is a final order that ended a phase of the probate proceedings. Accordingly, the court had jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
Moral: An order admitting a will to probate is a final and appealable order.