Sec. 1205.044.  EFFECT OF PUBLICATION.  The effect of notice given under Sections 1205.041 and 1205.043 is that:
(1)  each person described by Section 1205.041(a) is a party to the action;  and
(2)  the court has jurisdiction over each person to the same extent as if that person were individually named and personally served in the action.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.