Texas Property Code
§ 51.008 — CERTAIN LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY
PR § 51.008Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part B. LIENS · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO LIENS
Statute text
View on source(a)A lien on real property created under this code or another law of this state in favor of a governmental entity must be recorded as provided by Chapters 11 and 12 in the real property records of the county in which the property or a portion of the property is located unless:
(1)the lien is imposed as a result of failure to pay:
(A)ad valorem taxes; or
(B)a penalty or interest owed in connection with those taxes; or
(2)the law establishing the lien expressly states that recording the lien is not required.
(b)Any notice of the lien required by law must contain a legal description of the property.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.