{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 53.026","heading":"SHAM CONTRACT.","body":"(a) A person who labors or furnishes labor or materials under a direct contractual relationship with a purported original contractor is considered to be an original contractor for purposes of perfecting a mechanic's lien.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(2), eff. January 1, 2022.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3537, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2022.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(2), eff. January 1, 2022.","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#53.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"da19a615caca11e8f8dc9fba705ac72f9671a1bc2ccb38b860bb01475e61cb62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}