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Tex. Prop. Code § 52.004 (2026)

Recording And Indexing Of Abstract

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Sec. 52.004. RECORDING AND INDEXING OF ABSTRACT. (a) The county clerk shall immediately record in the county real property records each properly authenticated abstract of judgment that is presented for recording. The clerk shall note in the records the date and hour an abstract of judgment is received.

(b) At the same time an abstract is recorded, the county clerk shall enter the abstract on the alphabetical index to the real property records, showing:

(1) the name of each plaintiff in the judgment;

(2) the name of each defendant in the judgment; and

(3) the volume and page or instrument number in the records in which the abstract is recorded.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3527, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 668, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1989–2011 · leading case: Murray v. Cadle Co., 257 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2008).
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Murray v. Cadle Co., 257 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “The property code requires the county clerk to record properly authenticated abstracts of judgment in the county real property records and, at the same time, “enter the abstract on the alphabetical index to the real property records, showing: (1) the name of each plaintiff in…”
Gordon v. West Houston Trees, Ltd., 352 S.W.3d 32 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 52.004 (Vernon 2007); see also Citizens State Bank of Clarinda, Iowa v.”
Wilson v. Dvorak, 228 S.W.3d 228 (Tex. App. 2007). “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 52.004. At the same time the abstract is recorded, the clerk is required to enter on the alphabetical index of the real property records the name of each plaintiff and each defendant, and the volume and page or instrument number in the record in which the…”
Sarny Holdings, Ltd. v. Letsos, 896 S.W.2d 274 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 52.004(b)(1), (2) (Vernon 1984).”
Rogers v. Peeler, 271 S.W.3d 372 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “" TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 52.004. At the same time the abstract is recorded, the clerk is required to enter on the alphabetical index of the real property records the name of each plaintiff and each defendant, and the volume and page or instrument number in the record in which…”
Gensheimer v. Kneisley, 778 S.W.2d 138 (Tex. App. 1989). “Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 52.004(b)(2) (Vernon 1984) provides that an abstract of judgment must be recorded and indexed alphabetically showing the .”
Attorney Gen. v. Wilson, 878 S.W.2d 690 (Tex. App. 1994). “Tex.PROP.Code Ann. § 52.004 (Vernon 1984).”
Caruso v. Shropshire, 954 S.W.2d 115 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 52.004(b) (Vernon 1995).”
Herman v. Jackson (In Re Herman), 315 B.R. 399 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. 2004). · cites it 3× “In addition, Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 52.004 provides guidance on the recording and indexing of an abstract of judgment, stating that: (a) The county clerk shall immediately record in the county real property records each properly authenticated abstract of judgment that is…”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 52.004(a) — 1 case
Murray v. Cadle Co., 257 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2008). “The property code requires the county clerk to record properly authenticated abstracts of judgment in the county real property records and, at the same time, “enter the abstract on the alphabetical index to the real property records, showing: (1) the name of each plaintiff in…”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 52.004(b) — 2 cases
Murray v. Cadle Co., 257 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2008). “The property code requires the county clerk to record properly authenticated abstracts of judgment in the county real property records and, at the same time, “enter the abstract on the alphabetical index to the real property records, showing: (1) the name of each plaintiff in…”
Caruso v. Shropshire, 954 S.W.2d 115 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 52.004(b) (Vernon 1995).”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 52.004(b)(1) — 1 case
Sarny Holdings, Ltd. v. Letsos, 896 S.W.2d 274 (Tex. App. 1995). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 52.004(b)(1), (2) (Vernon 1984).”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 52.004(b)(2) — 2 cases
Gensheimer v. Kneisley, 778 S.W.2d 138 (Tex. App. 1989). “Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 52.004(b)(2) (Vernon 1984) provides that an abstract of judgment must be recorded and indexed alphabetically showing the .”
Herman v. Jackson (In Re Herman), 315 B.R. 399 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. 2004). “In addition, Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 52.004 provides guidance on the recording and indexing of an abstract of judgment, stating that: (a) The county clerk shall immediately record in the county real property records each properly authenticated abstract of judgment that is…”
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