Sec. 121.003.  AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS.  In a proceeding to prove a written instrument, an officer authorized by this chapter to take an acknowledgment or a proof of a written instrument is also authorized to:
(1)  administer oaths;
(2)  employ and swear interpreters;  and
(3)  issue subpoenas.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.