Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 51.129 · Subchapter D. LEASE OF LAND
LIEN.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) During the continuance of the lease and after forfeiture, the state has a lien on all property owned by the lessee which is located on the leased premises to secure payment of rent due.
(b) The lien is superior to all other liens.
(c) A reservation of the lien in the lease is not essential to preserve its validity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.51.htm
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- sha256 8771db1dce787ed0096224333e097ef3a3c369125baadb09d57b0ba6e281ea8b
- 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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