(a) A county clerk may accept electronic documents and other instruments by electronic filing and record the electronic documents and other instruments electronically if the filing or recording complies with the rules adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under Chapter 195.
(b) An electronic document or other instrument that is filed electronically in compliance with the rules adopted under Chapter 195 is considered to have been filed in compliance with any law relating to the filing of instruments with a county clerk.

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(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) an instrument is an electronic record, as defined by § 322.002, Business & Commerce Code; and
(2) “electronic document” has the meaning assigned by § 15.002, Property Code.