{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.231","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 53.231","heading":"LIEN.","body":"(a) A person who furnishes material or labor to a contractor under a prime contract with a governmental entity other than a municipality or a joint board created under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Transportation Code, that does not exceed $25,000 and that is for public improvements in this state and who gives notice required by this subchapter has a lien on the money, bonds, or warrants due the contractor for the improvements.\n(b) A person who furnishes material or labor to a contractor under a prime contract with a municipality or a joint board created under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Transportation Code, that does not exceed $50,000 and that is for public improvements in this state and who gives notice required by this subchapter has a lien on the money, bonds, or warrants due the contractor for the improvements.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3554, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1304 (H.B. 2515), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS","SUBTITLE B. LIENS","CHAPTER 53. MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN","SUBCHAPTER J. LIEN ON MONEY DUE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm#53.231","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"595699f1257288e3755e028c1e37ed727702428e7abaa39bca5c3e4380ecba90","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.211","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}