4300 Scotland Street,Houston,Texas,77007 on any working day (except declared Holidays) between 09.30 AM - 12.30 PM. There is no need to take an appointment. The Office of the Texas Secretary of State (the Office) is the only state agency authorized to issue certificates to authenticate Texas public records.Notaries are often asked to certify that a photocopy of an original document is a true and accurate reproduction of the original. For notaries commissioned or recommissioned on and after January 1, 2016, the seal must also contain the notary public's Secretary of State ID number. The notary must attend complete a notarial certificate called a jurat, which is added to an affidavit to document when, primary, and before cause the sworn or.