{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-31.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.018","heading":"TRANSLATOR.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall appoint a translator who thoroughly understands the Spanish and English languages.\n(b) The translator shall take the official oath.\n(c) The translator shall translate into English any laws and public contracts relating to titles to real property and any original titles or papers which are written in the Spanish language and which are filed in the land office.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2371, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE C. ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 31. GENERAL LAND OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.31.htm#31.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"371cc2e6e13308672bdafec51483248802ef77a637ab74cafee0ab2e1b91786c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-31.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-31.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}