Warranty Deed in Texas

A warranty deed transfers real estate with the seller's promise that the title is good. Before you record it, check your state's signing and recording rules below and your county recorder's formatting rules (margins, preparer and return-address blocks, transfer-tax forms) — recorders reject deeds that miss them.

What Texas law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed can be recorded only if the grantor signs and either acknowledges it before a notary or other authorized officer, or signs it in front of two or more credible subscribing witnesses. A person presenting the deed in person for recording must show photo identification to the county clerk. Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 12.001
Signing and recording a deed	To be recorded, a deed must be signed and acknowledged or sworn to by the grantor before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments (such as a notary), or signed and acknowledged in the presence of two or more credible subscribing witnesses. A person presenting the deed in person for recording must show photo identification to the county clerk. Deeds are recorded with the county clerk where the property is located. Section 12.001 was most recently amended effective December 4, 2025. Source: Tex. Property Code § 12.001

Signing and recording a deed

A deed can be recorded only if the grantor signs and either acknowledges it before a notary or other authorized officer, or signs it in front of two or more credible subscribing witnesses. A person presenting the deed in person for recording must show photo identification to the county clerk.

Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 12.001

Signing and recording a deed

To be recorded, a deed must be signed and acknowledged or sworn to by the grantor before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments (such as a notary), or signed and acknowledged in the presence of two or more credible subscribing witnesses. A person presenting the deed in person for recording must show photo identification to the county clerk. Deeds are recorded with the county clerk where the property is located.

Section 12.001 was most recently amended effective December 4, 2025.

Source: Tex. Property Code § 12.001

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Recording requested by and return to: [name and mailing address]

WARRANTY DEED

For [consideration], [grantor name(s)], of [grantor address] ("Grantor"), grants and conveys to [grantee name(s)], of [grantee address] ("Grantee"), [how grantees take title], the following real property in [county] County, [state]:

Legal description: [full legal description copied from the current deed]

Commonly known as: [street address] Parcel / tax ID: [parcel number]

Grantor warrants the title to the property, as provided by [state] law, subject only to: [exceptions, e.g. easements and restrictions of record, current taxes].

Signed on [date signed]. Grantor signature(s): ____________________

[Acknowledgment before a notary public, in the form your state requires, and any witness signatures your state requires]

Send tax statements to: [name and address for tax bills]

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.