SB648 amends Texas Property Code to change recording requirements for instruments concerning real property.
SB648 modifies the Texas Property Code to change the recording requirements for instruments concerning real property. It specifies that an instrument conveying real property cannot be recorded unless certain conditions are met, including acknowledgment or certification by an authorized officer. It also introduces new requirements for affidavits of heirship, including acknowledgment by the individual making the affidavit and each heir named in the affidavit, in the presence of two credible subscribing witnesses, and certification by an authorized officer.
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