The Texas State Notary Bureau has over 34 years of experience working with Texas Notaries. It core roots of inception stem from our Director’s service in the office of the Texas Secretary of State. Our Director and Founder, F. Henry Garcia, was appointed by Secretary Strake, as Texas Notary Director of the Notary Public Division. From that time, he has spearheaded numerous changes in the notary law arena and was instrumental in securing passage of bills which mandated distribution of commission education materials, the requirement for personalized notary seals and changes to the fees that Texas Notaries can charge for notarial certificates. The prior fee statute, dating from 1876, mandated fifty cents (.50). From the beginning, we have been instrumental in bringing attention to Notary Publics and their service role as a constitutionally mandated public official. Picture: Governor White and F. Henry Garcia at signing of bill which implemented major Texas Notary law changes.