(a) A person interested under an instrument that may be proved for record may bring an action in district court for a judgment proving the instrument.
(b) A person interested under a defectively certified instrument for which acknowledgement or proof of execution has been properly made may bring an action in district court for a judgment correcting the certificate.
(c) If a certified copy of a judgment in a suit under this section that shows proof of an instrument is attached to the instrument, the instrument may be recorded with the same effect as if it were acknowledged.
Official text of the Texas Property Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.