{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 406.055","heading":"AUTHORITY.","body":"A commissioner of deeds has the same authority as a notary public to take acknowledgments and proofs of written instruments, to administer oaths, and to take depositions to be used or recorded in this state.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 406. NOTARY PUBLIC; COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS","SUBCHAPTER B. COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.406.htm#406.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4fe177c2bf6c3e720d5b38ca9e5347257749d1cff4f1abca6d0353c1ec583fb8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}