{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2051.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2051.156","heading":"EFFECT OF AUTHENTICATION.","body":"(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated as provided by Section 2051.155 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.\n(b) If another state has adopted a law that is substantially similar to this subchapter, legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.\n(c) A party contesting the authenticity of legal material in an electronic record authenticated as provided by Section 2051.155 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (H.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. INFORMATION AND PLANNING","CHAPTER 2051. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND NOTICES","SUBCHAPTER E. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2051.htm#2051.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2a15984c78cffe9f7cb63a4e1dd8149a33360d827ce8e78fa84ca34323beb263","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2051.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2051.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}