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Tex. Local Government Code § 191.001 County Recorder; Seal; General Duties
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Sec. 191.001. COUNTY RECORDER; SEAL; GENERAL DUTIES. (a) As provided by Article V, Section 20, of the Texas Constitution, the county clerk of a county serves as the county recorder. (b) The county clerk shall use the county court seal to authenticate all of the clerk's official a…
Tex. Local Government Code § 191.002 Records To Be Kept In Well-Bound Books Or On Microfilm Or Other Media
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Sec. 191.002. RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN WELL-BOUND BOOKS OR ON MICROFILM OR OTHER MEDIA. When the county clerk records an instrument, the clerk shall do so in a suitable well-bound book. However, this requirement does not apply to an instrument recorded and maintained on microfilm or…
Tex. Local Government Code § 191.003 Effective Date of Recording
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Sec. 191.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDING. An instrument filed with a county clerk for recording is considered recorded from the time that the instrument is filed. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Local Government Code § 191.004 Attested Copies
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Sec. 191.004. ATTESTED COPIES. (a) On demand, the county clerk shall give an attested copy of any instrument that is recorded in the clerk's office. (b) The fee provided by law for an attested copy shall be paid to the clerk. (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to birth and death r…