Tex. Prop. Code § 57.004 · Chapter 57. RAILROAD LABORER'S LIEN

ENFORCEMENT.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

A court in a suit to foreclose the lien shall render judgment for the amount due and order to be sold as much of the railroad right-of-way and equipment as is necessary to satisfy the judgment only if:

(1) the work was performed at the instance of the railroad company or the company's agent, contractor, or subcontractor; and

(2) the amount claimed is due.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3571, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.57.htm
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