Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 31.018 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
TRANSLATOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a translator who thoroughly understands the Spanish and English languages.
(b) The translator shall take the official oath.
(c) The translator shall translate into English any laws and public contracts relating to titles to real property and any original titles or papers which are written in the Spanish language and which are filed in the land office.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2371, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.31.htm
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