(a) On the application of a party interested in land that has been sold under an execution issued by a justice court, the justice of the peace having custody of the execution and the judgment under which it was issued shall make a certified transcript of the judgment, the execution, and the levy and return of the executing officer.
(b) A certified transcript under this section may be recorded in the same manner as a deed.

Terms Used In Texas Property Code 12.015

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.