Tex. Property Code § 162.003
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 162.003, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 162.003. BENEFICIARIES OF TRUST FUNDS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who is an artisan, laborer, mechanic, contractor, subcontractor, or materialman who labors or who furnishes labor or material for the construction or repair of an improvement on specific real property in this state, or that person's qualified assignee under Section 162.0031, is a beneficiary of any trust funds paid or received in connection with the improvement.
(b) A property owner is a beneficiary of trust funds described by Section 162.001 in connection with a residential construction contract, including funds deposited into a construction account described by Section 162.006.
(b) A property owner is a beneficiary of trust funds described by Section 162.001 in connection with a residential construction contract, including funds deposited into a construction account described by Section 162.006.
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