A reference in an instrument to the volume and page number, film code number, or county clerk file number of the "real property records" (or other words of similar import) for a particular county is equivalent to a reference to the deed records, deed of trust records, or other specific records, for the purpose of providing effective notice to all persons of the existence of the referenced instrument.
Tex. Prop. Code § 11.007
EFFECT OF CITATION TO REAL PROPERTY RECORDS
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Noble Mortgage & Investments, LLC v. D & M Vision Investments, LLC (2011)
Most recently applied in Aston Meadows, Ltd. v. Devon Energy Production Co. (January 2012)
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 161, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.