Tex. Property Code § 13.005
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 13.005, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 13.005. EFFECT OF RECORDING JUDGMENT OF JUSTICE COURT.
Official statutory text
A certified transcript of a justice court judgment recorded under Section 12.015 of this code has the same effect as a recorded deed. A court shall admit as evidence the transcript or a copy of the transcript, if the copy is certified with the signature and seal of the clerk of the county in which the transcript is recorded, in the same manner and with the same effect as the original judgment and execution.
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