Texas Local Government Code 195.003 – Persons Authorized to File Electronically
(a) The following persons may file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording under this chapter:
(1) an attorney licensed in this state;
(2) a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union doing business under laws of the United States or this state;
(3) a federally chartered lending institution, a federal government-sponsored entity, an instrumentality of the federal government, or a person approved as a mortgagee by the United States to make federally insured loans;
(4) a person licensed to make regulated loans in this state;
(5) a title insurance company or title insurance agent licensed to do business in this state;
(6) an agency of this state; or
(7) a municipal clerk.
(a-1) In addition to persons listed under Subsection (a), a county may authorize a person to file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person for that purpose. This subsection applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 195.003
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) A fee may not be charged to a person authorized to file under this section, except as provided by Section 195.006 or 195.007.