{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.020","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1002.020","heading":"MORTGAGE; LIEN.","body":"\"Mortgage\" and \"lien\" include:\n(1) a deed of trust;\n(2) a vendor's lien;\n(3) a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien;\n(4) a judgment, attachment, or garnishment lien;\n(5) a federal or state tax lien;\n(6) a chattel mortgage; and\n(7) a pledge by hypothecation.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1002. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm#1002.020","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"f0f0c4d15967a52b9a233bbd0190cc3b0f15eb89eb1c399fedb4ecf858d8c68f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.019","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}