Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 19.003 — APPLICATION FOR RELIEF
CP § 19.003Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 19. LOST RECORDS
Statute text
View on source(a)To supply a record that has been lost, destroyed, or removed:
(1)a person interested in an instrument or in a judgment, order, or decree of the district court may file an application with the district clerk of the county in which the record was lost or destroyed or from which the record was removed;
(2)a person interested in a judgment, order, or decree of a county court may file an application with the clerk of the court to which the record belonged; or
(3)a person interested in a judgment, order, or decree of the business court may file an application with the clerk of the business court.
(b)The application must be in writing and must set forth the facts that entitle the applicant to relief. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by:
Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.