{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-51.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 51.008","heading":"CERTAIN LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY.","body":"(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:\n(1) the lien is imposed as a result of failure to pay:\n(A) ad valorem taxes; or\n(B) a penalty or interest owed in connection with those taxes; or\n(2) the law establishing the lien expressly states that recording the lien is not required.\n(b) Any notice of the lien required by law must contain a legal description of the property.\n(c) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a lien created under Section 89.083, Natural Resources Code;\n(2) a state tax lien under Chapter 113, Tax Code; or\n(3) a lien established under Chapter 61 or 213, Labor Code.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS","SUBTITLE B. LIENS","CHAPTER 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO LIENS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.51.htm#51.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"e6c74a94df584f061bda61d97b7daf122424754e0b2a38d44789e65c143918a0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-51.0076","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-51.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}