Tex. Prop. Code Section 52.001
Establishment of Lien


Except as provided by Section 52.0011 (Establishment of Lien Pending Appeal of Judgment) or 52.0012 (Release of Record of Lien on Homestead Property), a first or subsequent abstract of judgment, when it is recorded and indexed in accordance with this chapter, if the judgment is not then dormant, constitutes a lien on and attaches to any real property of the defendant, other than real property exempt from seizure or forced sale under Chapter 41, the Texas Constitution, or any other law, that is located in the county in which the abstract is recorded and indexed, including real property acquired after such recording and indexing.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3526, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 512), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 52.001 — Establishment of Lien, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.­52.­htm#52.­001 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 52.001’s source at texas​.gov