{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-19.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.004","heading":"CITATION.","body":"(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:\n(1) each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;\n(2) an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed; or\n(3) a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.\n(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.\n(c) Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 19. LOST RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.19.htm#19.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"2b8c4f6a51fc1f68e577e61817e5d68b432a31b35b3210ff1a2cca935e189f3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-19.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-19.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}