Sec. 71.053.  EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The certificate must be executed and acknowledged:
(1)  by each individual whose name is required to be stated in the certificate or the individual's representative or attorney-in-fact; and
(2)  under oath on behalf of each person whose name is required to be stated in the certificate and who is not an individual, by:
(A)  the person's representative or attorney-in-fact; or
(B)  a joint venturer, general partner, trustee manager, officer, or other person having authority regarding the person comparable to the person's representative or attorney-in-fact.
(b)  A certificate executed and acknowledged by an attorney-in-fact must include a statement that the attorney has been authorized in writing by the attorney's principal to execute and acknowledge the certificate.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.