{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.286","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 53.286","heading":"PUBLIC POLICY.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section 53.282, any contract, agreement, or understanding purporting to waive the right to file or enforce any lien or claim created under this chapter is void as against public policy.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 271 (H.B. 1456), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS","SUBTITLE B. LIENS","CHAPTER 53. MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN","SUBCHAPTER L. WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIEN OR PAYMENT BOND CLAIM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm#53.286","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"93c4e146dda566c41524192792e4b5a89445e21c0584f9529df8e35481727130","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.284","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.287"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}