Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 6. RECORDS |
Subtitle B. COUNTY RECORDS |
Chapter 191. GENERAL RECORDS PROVISIONS AFFECTING COUNTIES |
Sec. 191.001. COUNTY RECORDER; SEAL; GENERAL DUTIES
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(a) As provided by Article V, Section 20, of the Texas Constitution, the county clerk of a county serves as the county recorder.
(b) The county clerk shall use the county court seal to authenticate all of the clerk's official acts as county recorder.
(c) The county clerk shall record, exactly, without delay, and in the manner provided by this subtitle, the contents of each instrument that is filed for recording and that the clerk is authorized to record.
(d) The county clerk shall keep the records properly indexed and arranged as provided by this subtitle.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.