{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 406.001","heading":"APPOINTMENTS.","body":"(a) The secretary of state may appoint a notary public at any time.\n(b) The secretary of state shall assign each notary public an identifying number and keep a record of the number assigned to each notary public.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 1683), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 406. NOTARY PUBLIC; COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS","SUBCHAPTER A. NOTARY PUBLIC"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.406.htm#406.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"5fcee896bd2c63acd86949707c5330919217b2f3646e11ec6b9a5d7bc16e4557","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}