{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.025","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 53.025","heading":"LIMITATION ON ORDINARY RETAINAGE LIEN.","body":"A lien for retainage is valid only for the amount specified to be retained in the contract, including any amendments to the contract, between the claimant and the original contractor or between the claimant and a subcontractor.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3537, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS","SUBTITLE B. LIENS","CHAPTER 53. MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN","SUBCHAPTER B. PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN; SUBJECT PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm#53.025","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"d93d2c8e1769f4bbfdd56edbdef60e00b9f69890f6077dd01da20dcaf664682a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.024","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.026"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}