Section 405.011 - Official Documents(a) The secretary of state shall arrange and preserve books, maps, parchments, records, documents, and papers properly deposited in the secretary of state's office and sealed with the state seal.(b) A copy of an original deposited under this section is as legal and conclusive in evidence in a state court as the original.(c) On request of the governor, the legislature, or a house of the legislature, the secretary of state shall furnish a copy of an original deposited under this section.Tex. Gov't. Code § 405.011
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 297, Sec. 3, eff. 8/28/1989. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.