Tex. Prop. Code § 53.026 · Subchapter B. PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN; SUBJECT PROPERTY
SHAM CONTRACT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(2), eff. January 1, 2022.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 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.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2022.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(2), eff. January 1, 2022.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm
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