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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Water Code § 51.309: LIEN AGAINST CROPS.

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  1. WATER CODE
  2. TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS
  3. CHAPTER 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
  4. SUBCHAPTER G. WATER CHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS

(a) The district shall have a first lien, superior to all other liens, against all crops grown on a tract of land in the district to secure the payment of an assessment imposed against the tract under Section 51.305(a), interest, and collection or attorney's fees.

(b) If the crops against which the district has a lien under this section are cultivated on a basis other than annual replanting, the owner of the crops shall record with the county clerk of the county where the land on which the crops are cultivated is located a legally sufficient description of the land, including a metes and bounds description or a plat reference.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 326, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:48Z. Source file · JSON

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