Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 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.(b)
A fee may not be charged to a person authorized to file under this section, except as provided by Section 195.006 (Additional Fee Prohibited) or 195.007 (Access to Electronic Document or Other Instrument Recorded Electronically).
Source:
Section 195.003 — Persons Authorized to File Electronically, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.195.htm#195.003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
