Tex. Est. Code § 1157.062 · Subchapter B. ACTION ON CLAIMS
CERTAIN ACTIONS ON CLAIMS WITH LOST OR DESTROYED EVIDENCE VOID.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before a claim the evidence for which is lost or destroyed is approved, the claim must be proved by disinterested testimony taken in open court or by oral or written deposition.
(b) The allowance or approval of a claim the evidence for which is lost or destroyed is void if the claim is:
(1) allowed or approved without the affidavit under Section 1157.006; or
(2) approved without satisfactory proof.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1157.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 aff7f5af08d722c209db2154b81f6ee982bd9affc0f43913b782ce52f7f096a0
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.