(a) A public servant who has a legal or equitable interest in property that is to be acquired with public funds shall file an affidavit within 10 days before the date on which the property is to be acquired by purchase or condemnation.
(b) The affidavit must:
(1) state the name of the public servant;
(2) state the public servant’s office, public title, or job designation;
(3) fully describe the property;
(4) fully describe the nature, type, and amount of interest in the property, including the percentage of ownership interest;
(5) state the date when the person acquired an interest in the property;
(6) include a verification as follows: “I swear that the information in this affidavit is personally known by me to be correct and contains the information required by Section 553.002, Government Code”; and
(7) contain an acknowledgement of the same type required for recording a deed in the deed records of the county.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 553.002

  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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
  • Swear: includes affirm. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The affidavit must be filed with:
(1) the county clerk of the county in which the public servant resides; and
(2) the county clerk of each county in which the property is located.

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