(a) Notwithstanding § 12.0011(b), the following documents received by the county clerk in the manner provided by Subsection (b) shall be recorded by the clerk and serve as notice of the matter document:
(1) an instrument appointing or authorizing a trustee or substitute trustee to exercise the power of sale in a security instrument;
(2) a notice of sale pursuant to which the sale under a power of sale occurred;
(3) a notice of default on which the sale evidenced by a deed conveying title from a trustee or substitute trustee to a purchaser occurred;
(4) documentation from the United States Department of Defense indicating that a debtor was not on active duty military service on the date of a foreclosure sale;
(5) a statement of facts regarding a foreclosure sale prepared by an attorney representing the trustee, substitute trustee, or mortgage servicer; or
(6) proof of service of the mailing of any notice related to a foreclosure sale.
(b) A document described by Subsection (a) shall be accepted for recording pursuant to Subsection (a) if it is attached as an exhibit to:
(1) a deed that conveys title from a trustee or substitute trustee to a purchaser at a foreclosure sale and that meets the requirements for recording under § 12.0011(b); or
(2) an affidavit of a trustee or substitute trustee that meets the requirements for recording under § 12.0011(b) and relates to a foreclosure sale.

Terms Used In Texas Property Code 12.0012

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) This section does not prevent the recording of documents in any other manner allowed by law.