Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 193.007 · Chapter 193. RECORDING AND INDEXING BY COUNTIES
TRANSLATION OF COUNTY RECORDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioners court of a county may require the county clerk to have translated into English and recorded all or part of a county record or archive that is written in Spanish and that relates to a title to real property.
(b) The court may not contract to pay more than 15 cents for each 100 words for the translation and the recording.
(c) An English translation prepared and recorded under this section has the same effect as if the instrument were originally written in English. A person may use a certified copy of the English translation for all purposes for which the original instrument or a certified copy of the original instrument may be used.
(d) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.193.htm
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