{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2051.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2051.053","heading":"REFUSAL OF NEWSPAPER TO PUBLISH NOTICE OR CITATION.","body":"(a) The refusal of a newspaper to publish, without receiving advance payment for making the publication, a notice or citation in a state court proceeding in which the state or a political subdivision of the state is a party and in which the cost of the publication is to be charged as fees or costs of the proceeding is considered an unqualified refusal to publish the notice or citation.\n(b) The sworn statement of the newspaper's publisher or the person offering to insert the notice or citation in the newspaper is subject to record as proof of the refusal.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. INFORMATION AND PLANNING","CHAPTER 2051. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND NOTICES","SUBCHAPTER C. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2051.htm#2051.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"5807258214a2631a0caf27a1ea5c2fe5d7397b7ded1fd484622371924010fa3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2051.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2051.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}