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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas requires real property title transfer notices and disclosures for recording instruments
Last action · September 2, 2025: FiledSponsor: Mayes Middleton
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas requires real property deeds filed for recording to be accompanied by a completed notice of real property title transfer containing names, addresses, citizenship status, and tax identification or social security numbers of the and , effective for instruments filed on or after January 1, 2026.
Property buyers and sellers must submit sworn personal and financial details to the county clerk alongside their deeds, while county clerks must keep these submitted notices confidential from public records and disclose them only to state agencies for governmental purposes.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Grantors and Grantees
Property buyers and sellers must complete and sign a detailed disclosure form including citizenship status and tax identification numbers in order to record real property instruments.
County Clerks
County clerks must verify that recording instruments are accompanied by the transfer notice, retain notices separately from public real property records, and disclose them to state agencies upon request.
State Agencies
State agencies are permitted to request and obtain confidential real property title transfer notices from county clerks for governmental purposes.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information must be included in the real property title transfer notice?
Are the submitted title transfer notices open to public inspection?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 2, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
- Sep 2, 2025SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
Version history
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Confidential State Agency Access
While real property deeds are traditionally public, this bill creates a separate confidential filing system accessible exclusively by state agencies for governmental purposes.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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