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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the indexing of correction instruments in a county |
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index to real property records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 193.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection |
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(d) to read as follows: |
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(a) The county clerk shall maintain an [a well-bound] |
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alphabetical index to all recorded deeds, powers of attorney, |
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mortgages, correction instruments, and other instruments relating |
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to real property. The index must state the specific location in the |
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records at which the instruments are recorded. |
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(b) The index must be a cross-index that contains the names |
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of the grantors and grantees in alphabetical order. If a deed is |
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made by a sheriff, the index entry must contain the name of the |
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sheriff and the defendant in execution. If a deed is made by an |
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executor, administrator, or guardian, the index entry must contain |
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the name of that person and the name of the person's testator, |
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intestate, or ward. If a deed is made by an attorney, the index |
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entry must contain the name of the attorney and the attorney's |
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constituents. If a deed is made by a commissioner or trustee, the |
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index entry must contain the name of the commissioner or trustee and |
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the name of the person whose estate is conveyed. The index entry |
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for a correction instrument must contain the names of the grantors |
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and grantees as stated in the correction instrument. |
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(d) In this section, "correction instrument" means an |
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instrument correcting an ambiguity or error in a recorded original |
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instrument of conveyance to transfer real property or an interest |
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in real property as described by Section 5.028 or 5.029, Property |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |