{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-13.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 13.002","heading":"EFFECT OF RECORDED INSTRUMENT.","body":"An instrument that is properly recorded in the proper county is:\n(1) notice to all persons of the existence of the instrument; and\n(2) subject to inspection by the public.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3495, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 960, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 3. PUBLIC RECORDS","CHAPTER 13. EFFECTS OF RECORDING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.13.htm#13.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"d7e1f205de8527fe119ab63d69791daa948902730ef3b17106e580c7deac4fe0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-13.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-13.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}