Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 19.004 – Citation
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(a) If an application is filed to supply a record, the clerk shall issue a citation to the following, as applicable, or to the person‘s heirs or legal representatives:
(1) each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;
(2) an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed; or
(3) a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.
(b) The citation must direct the person to whom it is issued to appear at a designated term of the court to contest the applicant’s right to record a substitute.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 19.004
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.