Tex. Prop. Code § 13.002 · Chapter 13. EFFECTS OF RECORDING

EFFECT OF RECORDED INSTRUMENT.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

An instrument that is properly recorded in the proper county is:

(1) notice to all persons of the existence of the instrument; and

(2) subject to inspection by the public.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3495, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 960, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.13.htm
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