Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Power of attorney

My mom's first-cousin is currently in the critical care unit of a hospital. They are very close (ie. sister/brother). He cannot talk very well now, and is heavily sedated. At times (whenever he is awoke) he can answer simple questions by nodding his head for ''yes'' and shaking his head for ''no''. Before his condition deteriorated, he asked my mother to take care of his financial affairs while he is hospitalized. This was requested in the hospital room, in the presence of both his son and daughter, who each have different mothers (both mothers are deceased). Both childeren are adults. The youngest grew up mainly in his father's house, while the oldest (daughter) was raised by her deceased mother. He told my mom where to find his check book and how much was in his bank account. He also informed her how he wanted his funeral arrangements to be carried-out. My mother has been taking care of his finacial affairs since this time. His son, after requesting one of his father's credit cards and being denied, has questioned my mom as to who actually has power of attorney. He has a safe deposit with my mom listed as one of the people with access to it, but she has not checked its contents for legal documents. Who has power of atty?

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