Texas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Recording of Instruments
Section 12.004. Foreign Deed

Sec. 12.004. FOREIGN DEED. If written evidence of title to land has been filed outside the county in which the land is located or outside the state, a copy of the written evidence may be recorded in the county in which the land is located if:
(1) the original was properly executed and recorded under the law governing the recording; and
(2) the copy is certified by the officer having legal custody of the original.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3490, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.