Tex. Est. Code § 1002.020 · Chapter 1002. DEFINITIONS
MORTGAGE; LIEN.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
"Mortgage" and "lien" include:
(1) a deed of trust;
(2) a vendor's lien;
(3) a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien;
(4) a judgment, attachment, or garnishment lien;
(5) a federal or state tax lien;
(6) a chattel mortgage; and
(7) a pledge by hypothecation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm
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- sha256 32d457b4d312d6c0f352637a88d54ff03047287a1eb5b55e50541eb263dc43f0
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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