Tex. Property Code § 52.025
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 52.025, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 52.025. EFFECT ON LIEN OF DISCHARGE OF DEBT IN BANKRUPTCY.
Official statutory text
(a) A judgment lien is not affected by the order of discharge and cancellation and may be enforced, if the lien is against real property owned by the bankrupt or debtor before the debtor was adjudged bankrupt or a petition for debtor relief was filed under federal bankruptcy law, and:
(1) the debt or obligation evidenced by the judgment is not discharged in bankruptcy; or
(2) the property is nonexempt and is abandoned during the course of the proceeding.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the judgment is of no force or validity and may not be a lien on real property acquired by the bankrupt or debtor after the discharge in bankruptcy.
(1) the debt or obligation evidenced by the judgment is not discharged in bankruptcy; or
(2) the property is nonexempt and is abandoned during the course of the proceeding.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the judgment is of no force or validity and may not be a lien on real property acquired by the bankrupt or debtor after the discharge in bankruptcy.
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