Texas Statement of Effect Apostle is a form of authentication issued by the Texas Secretary of State that certifies a document as having been issued by a state official or public notary. This type of Apostle is used to certify documents for international use. The Texas Statement of Effect Apostle is a form of authentication that is accepted in countries that are signatories to The Hague Convention of 1961. There are two types of Texas Statement of Effect Apostle: documents issued by a Texas state official and documents notarized by a Texas notary public. Documents issued by a Texas state official include birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, and other public records. Documents notarized by a Texas notary public include deeds, contracts, affidavits, powers of attorney, and other documents. To obtain a Texas Statement of Effect Apostle, the document must first be authenticated by the County Clerk. Once the document has been authenticated, it can then be submitted to the Texas Secretary of State for the Apostle.