Section 19.004 - Citation(a) If an application is filed to supply a record, the clerk shall issue a citation to the following, as applicable, or to the person's heirs or legal representatives:(1) each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;(2) an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed; or(3) a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.(b) The citation must direct the person to whom it is issued to appear at a designated term of the court to contest the applicant's right to record a substitute.(c) Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 19.004
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.