SECURING LIEN
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Continental Casing Corp. v. Samedan Oil Corp. (1988)
Most recently applied in Holt Texas, Ltd. v. Zayler (November 2014)
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3567, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) Not later than six months after the day the indebtedness accrues, a person claiming the lien must file an affidavit with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located.
(b) Not later than the 10th day before the day the affidavit is filed, a mineral subcontractor claiming the lien must serve on the property owner written notice that the lien is claimed.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.