Tex. R. Evid. 1005

Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

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Rule 1005. Copies of Public Records to Prove Content
The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official record—or of a document that
was recorded or filed in a public office as authorized by law—if these conditions are met: the
record or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as correct in accordance with
Rule 902(4) or is testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If no
such copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent may use other evidence to
prove the content.

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