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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.009. Proof of Acknowledgment by Witness

Sec. 121.009.  PROOF OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY WITNESS.  (a)  To prove a written instrument for recording, at least one of the witnesses who signed the instrument must personally appear before an officer who is authorized by this chapter to take acknowledgments or proofs and must swear:(1)  either that he saw the grantor or person who executed the instrument sign it or that that person acknowledged in the presence of the witness that he executed the instrument for the purposes and consideration expressed in it;  and(2)  that he signed the instrument at the request of the grantor or person who executed the instrument.(b)  The officer must make a certificate of the testimony of the witness and must sign and officially seal the certificate.(c)  The officer may take the testimony of a witness only if the officer personally knows or has satisfactory evidence on the oath of a credible witness that the individual testifying is the person who signed the instrument as a witness.  If evidence is used to identify the witness who signed the instrument, the officer must note the use of the evidence in the certificate of acknowledgment.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.010. Form of Certificate for Proof by Witness

Sec. 121.010.  FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR PROOF BY WITNESS.  When the execution of a written instrument is proved by a witness, the certificate of the officer must be substantially as follows:"The State of ____________,"County of ____________."Before me, ________ (here insert the name and character of the officer), on this day personally appeared ____________, known to me (or proved to me on the oath of ____________), to be the person whose name is subscribed as a witness to the foregoing instrument of writing, and after being duly sworn by me stated on oath that he saw ____________, the grantor or person who executed the foregoing instrument, subscribe the same (or that the grantor or person who executed such instrument of writing acknowledged in his presence that he had executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed), and that he had signed the same as a witness at the request of the grantor (or person who executed the same.)(Seal)  "Given under my hand and seal of office this ______ day of ____________, A.D., ____________."|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.011. Proof of Acknowledgment by Handwriting

Sec. 121.011.  PROOF OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY HANDWRITING.  (a)  The execution of an instrument may be established for recording by proof of the handwriting of persons who signed the instrument only if:(1)  the grantor of the instrument and all of the witnesses are dead;(2)  the grantor and all of the witnesses are not residents of this state;(3)  the residences of the grantor and the witnesses are unknown to the person seeking to prove the instrument and cannot be ascertained;(4)  the witnesses have become legally incompetent to testify;  or(5)  the grantor of the instrument refuses to acknowledge the execution of the instrument and all of the witnesses are dead, not residents of this state, or legally incompetent or their places of residence are unknown.(b)  If the grantor or person who executed the instrument signed his name to the instrument, its execution must be proved by evidence of the handwriting of that person and at least one witness who signed the instrument.  If the grantor or person who executed the instrument signed the instrument by making his mark, its execution must be proved by the handwriting of at least two of the witnesses who signed the instrument.(c)  Evidence taken for proof of handwriting must give the residence of the testifying witness.  A testifying witness must have known the person whose handwriting is being proved and must be well acquainted with the handwriting in question and recognize it as genuine.(d)  Evidence offered for proof of handwriting must be given in writing by the deposition or affidavit of two or more disinterested persons.  The evidence must satisfactorily prove to the officer each of the requirements provided by this section.  The officer taking the proof must certify the witnesses' testimony.  The officer must sign, officially seal, and attach this certificate to the instrument with the depositions or affidavits of the witnesses.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.012. Record of Acknowledgment

Sec. 121.012.  RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.  (a)  An officer authorized by law to take an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded must enter in a well-bound book and officially sign a short statement of each acknowledgment or proof.  The statement must contain the date that the acknowledgment or proof was taken, the date of the instrument, and the names of the grantor and grantee of the instrument.(b)  If the execution of the instrument is acknowledged by the grantor of the instrument, the statement must also contain:(1)  the grantor's mailing address;(2)  whether the grantor is personally known to the officer; and(3)  if the grantor is unknown to the officer, the name and mailing address of the person who introduced the grantor to the officer, if any.(c)  If the execution of the instrument is proved by a witness who signed the instrument, the statement must also contain:(1)  the name of the witness;(2)  the mailing address of the witness;(3)  whether the witness is personally known to the officer; and(4)  if the witness is unknown to the officer, the name and mailing address of the person who introduced the witness to the officer, if any.(d)  If land is charged or conveyed by the instrument, the statement must also contain:(1)  the name of the original grantee;  and(2)  the name of the county in which the land is located.(e)  The statements of acknowledgment recorded by the officer are original public records, open for public inspection and examination at all reasonable times.  The officer must deliver the book to his successor in office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 (S.B. 1098), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.013. Subpoena of Witness; Attachment

Sec. 121.013.  SUBPOENA OF WITNESS;  ATTACHMENT.  (a)  On the sworn application of a person interested in the proof of an instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded, stating that a witness to the instrument refuses to appear and testify regarding the execution of the instrument and that the instrument cannot be proven without the evidence of the witness, an officer authorized to take proofs of instruments shall issue a subpoena requiring the witness to appear before the officer and testify about the execution of the instrument.(b)  If the witness fails to obey the subpoena, the officer has the same powers to enforce the attendance and compel the answers of the witness as does a district judge.  Attachment may not be issued, however, unless the witness receives or is tendered the same compensation that is made to witnesses in other cases.  An officer may not require the witness to leave his county of residence, but if the witness is temporarily present in the county where the execution of the instrument is sought to be proven for registration, he may be required to appear.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.014. Action for Damages

Sec. 121.014.  ACTION FOR DAMAGES.  A person injured by the failure, refusal, or neglect of an officer to comply with a provision of this chapter has a cause of action against the officer to recover damages resulting from the failure, refusal, or neglect of the officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.015. Private Seal or Scroll Not Required

Sec. 121.015.  PRIVATE SEAL OR SCROLL NOT REQUIRED.  A private seal or scroll may not be required on a written instrument other than an instrument made by a corporation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 121.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments|Section 121.016. Effect of Other Law

Sec. 121.016.  EFFECT OF OTHER LAW.  To the extent that a provision of this chapter conflicts with Subchapter C, Chapter 406, Government Code, that subchapter controls with respect to an online notarization as defined by Section 406.101, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2018.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 122.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 122 - Jurors Right to Reemployment|Section 122.001. Protection of Jurors' Employment; Juror's Right to Reemployment; Notice of Intent to Return

Text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 234 (S.B. 370), Sec. 1For text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 122.001.Sec. 122.001.  PROTECTION OF JURORS' EMPLOYMENT; JUROR'S RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT; NOTICE OF INTENT TO RETURN.  (a)  An employer may not discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee because the employee serves as a juror, or for the employee's attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with the service, in any court in the United States.(b)  An employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, intimidated, or coerced in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee held when summoned for jury service if the employee, as soon as practical after release from jury service, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 234 (S.B. 370), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 122.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 122 - Jurors Right to Reemployment|Section 122.001. Juror's Right to Reemployment; Notice of Intent to Return

Text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 1For text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 234 (S.B. 370), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 122.001.Sec. 122.001.  JUROR'S RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT;  NOTICE OF INTENT TO RETURN.  (a)  A private employer may not terminate the employment of a permanent employee because the employee serves as a juror or grand juror.(b)  An employee whose employment is terminated in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee held when summoned for jury or grand jury service if the employee, as soon as practical after release from that service, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 122.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 122 - Jurors Right to Reemployment|Section 122.002. Damages; Reinstatement; Attorney's Fees

Sec. 122.002.  DAMAGES;  REINSTATEMENT;  ATTORNEY'S FEES.  (a)  A person who is injured because of a violation of this chapter is entitled to reinstatement to the person's former position and to damages in an amount not less than an amount equal to one year's compensation nor more than an amount equal to five years' compensation at the rate at which the person was compensated when summoned for jury or grand jury service.(b)  The injured person is also entitled to reasonable attorney's fees in an amount approved by the court.(c)  An action for damages brought by a person under Subsection (a) must be brought not later than the second anniversary of the date on which the person served as a juror or grand juror.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 770, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 122.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 122 - Jurors Right to Reemployment|Section 122.0021. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 122.0021.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 122.001.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 770, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 122.0022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 122 - Jurors Right to Reemployment|Section 122.0022. Contempt

Sec. 122.0022.  CONTEMPT.  In addition to and without limiting any other sanction or remedy available under this chapter or other law, a court may punish by contempt an employer who terminates, threatens to terminate, penalizes, or threatens to penalize an employee because the employee performs jury or grand jury duty.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 770, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 122.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 122 - Jurors Right to Reemployment|Section 122.003. Defense

Sec. 122.003.  DEFENSE.  (a)  It is a defense to an action brought under this chapter that the employer's circumstances changed while the employee served as a juror or grand juror so that reemployment was impossible or unreasonable.(b)  To establish a defense under this section, an employer must prove that the termination of employment was because of circumstances other than the employee's service as a juror or grand juror.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 504), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 123.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 123 - Interception of Communication|Section 123.001. Definitions

Sec. 123.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Communication" means speech uttered by a person or information including speech that is transmitted in whole or in part with the aid of a wire or cable.(2)  "Interception" means the aural acquisition of the contents of a communication through the use of an interception device that is made without the consent of a party to the communication, but does not include the ordinary use of:(A)  a telephone or telegraph instrument or facility or telephone and telegraph equipment;(B)  a hearing aid designed to correct subnormal hearing to not better than normal;(C)  a radio, television, or other wireless receiver; or(D)  a cable system that relays a public wireless broadcast from a common antenna to a receiver.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 123.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 123 - Interception of Communication|Section 123.002. Cause of Action

Sec. 123.002.  CAUSE OF ACTION.  (a)  A party to a communication may sue a person who:(1)  intercepts, attempts to intercept, or employs or obtains another to intercept or attempt to intercept the communication;(2)  uses or divulges information that he knows or reasonably should know was obtained by interception of the communication;  or(3)  as a landlord, building operator, or communication common carrier, either personally or through an agent or employee, aids or knowingly permits interception or attempted interception of the communication.(b)  This section does not apply to a party to a communication if an interception or attempted interception of the communication is authorized by Title 18, United States Code, Section 2516.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 123.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 123 - Interception of Communication|Section 123.003. Defense

Sec. 123.003.  DEFENSE.  (a)  A switchboard operator or an officer, employee, or agent of a communication common carrier whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire communication may intercept, disclose, or use a communication in the normal course of employment if engaged in an activity that is necessary to service or for the protection of the carrier's rights or property.  A communication common carrier may not use service observation or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks.(b)  It is a defense to an action under Section 123.002 that an interception, disclosure, or use of a communication is permitted by this section.(c)  A defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence a defense raised under this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 123.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 123 - Interception of Communication|Section 123.004. Damages

Sec. 123.004.  DAMAGES.  A person who establishes a cause of action under this chapter is entitled to:(1)  an injunction prohibiting a further interception, attempted interception, or divulgence or use of information obtained by an interception;(2)  statutory damages of $10,000 for each occurrence;(3)  all actual damages in excess of $10,000;(4)  punitive damages in an amount determined by the court or jury;  and(5)  reasonable attorney's fees and costs.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1049, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 124.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 124 - Privilege to Investigate Theft|Section 124.001. Detention

Sec. 124.001.  DETENTION.  A person who reasonably believes that another has stolen or is attempting to steal property is privileged to detain that person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time to investigate ownership of the property.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 127.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 127 - Indemnity Provisions in Certain Mineral Agreements|Section 127.002. Findings; Certain Agreements Against Public Policy

Sec. 127.002.  FINDINGS;  CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.  (a)  The legislature finds that an inequity is fostered on certain contractors by the indemnity provisions in certain agreements pertaining to wells for oil, gas, or water or to mines for other minerals.(b)  Certain agreements that provide for indemnification of a negligent indemnitee are against the public policy of this state.(c)  The legislature finds that joint operating agreement provisions for the sharing of costs or losses arising from joint activities, including costs or losses attributable to the negligent acts or omissions of any party conducting the joint activity:(1)  are commonly understood, accepted, and desired by the parties to joint operating agreements;(2)  encourage mineral development;(3)  are not against the public policy of this state;  and(4)  are enforceable unless those costs or losses are expressly excluded by written agreement.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 36, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1991.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 127.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 127 - Indemnity Provisions in Certain Mineral Agreements|Section 127.003. Agreement Void and Unenforceable

Sec. 127.003.  AGREEMENT VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a covenant, promise, agreement, or understanding contained in, collateral to, or affecting an agreement pertaining to a well for oil, gas, or water or to a mine for a mineral is void if it purports to indemnify a person against loss or liability for damage that:(1)  is caused by or results from the sole or concurrent negligence of the indemnitee, his agent or employee, or an individual contractor directly responsible to the indemnitee;  and(2)  arises from:(A)  personal injury or death;(B)  property injury;  or(C)  any other loss, damage, or expense that arises from personal injury, death, or property injury.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 127.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 127 - Indemnity Provisions in Certain Mineral Agreements|Section 127.004. Exclusions

Sec. 127.004.  EXCLUSIONS.  This chapter does not apply to loss or liability for damages or an expense arising from:(1)  personal injury, death, or property injury that results from radioactivity;(2)  property injury that results from pollution, including cleanup and control of the pollutant;(3)  property injury that results from reservoir or underground damage, including loss of oil, gas, other mineral substance, or water or the well bore itself;(4)  personal injury, death, or property injury that results from the performance of services to control a wild well to protect the safety of the general public or to prevent depletion of vital natural resources;  or(5)  cost of control of a wild well, underground or above the surface.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1102, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|