Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 19.001. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
This chapter applies to:
(1) a deed, bond, bill of sale, mortgage, deed of trust, power of attorney, or conveyance that is required or permitted by law to be acknowledged or recorded and that has been acknowledged or recorded; or
(2) a judgment, order, or decree of a court of record of this state.
(1) a deed, bond, bill of sale, mortgage, deed of trust, power of attorney, or conveyance that is required or permitted by law to be acknowledged or recorded and that has been acknowledged or recorded; or
(2) a judgment, order, or decree of a court of record of this state.
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