Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.004
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.004, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 19.004. CITATION.
Official statutory text
(a) If an application is filed to supply a record, the clerk shall issue a citation to the following, as applicable, or to the person's heirs or legal representatives:
(1) each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;
(2) an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed; or
(3) a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.
(b) The citation must direct the person to whom it is issued to appear at a designated term of the court to contest the applicant's right to record a substitute.
(c) Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.
(1) each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;
(2) an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed; or
(3) a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.
(b) The citation must direct the person to whom it is issued to appear at a designated term of the court to contest the applicant's right to record a substitute.
(c) Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.
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