An instrument that is properly recorded in the proper county is:
(1) notice to all persons of the existence of the instrument; and
(2) subject to inspection by the public.
Tex. Prop. Code § 13.002
EFFECT OF RECORDED INSTRUMENT
Applied in 47 court decisions — leading case Boyd v. Boyd (2004)
Most recently applied in Oscar Leo Quintanilla v. Andrew Bradford West (April 2017)
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3495, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.