The real property of the state, including the real property held in the name of state agencies and funds, and the real property of a political subdivision of the state are exempt from attachment, execution, and forced sale. A judgment lien or abstract of judgment may not be filed or perfected against the state, a unit of state government, or a political subdivision of the state on property owned by the state, a unit of state government, or a political subdivision of the state; any such judgment lien or abstract of judgment is void and unenforceable.
Tex. Prop. Code § 43.002
EXEMPT PROPERTY
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Texas Southern University v. Cape Conroe Property Owners Ass'n (2008)
Most recently applied in Montgomery County v. Veterans Land Board (May 2011)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 159, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.